cache
(noun) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
cache, memory cache
(noun) (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
hoard, cache, stash
(noun) a secret store of valuables or money
hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away
(verb) save up as for future use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cache (plural caches)
A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
Sometimes confused with cachet.
• browser cache
• template cache
cache (third-person singular simple present caches, present participle caching, simple past and past participle cached)
To place in a cache.
cache (plural caches)
Misspelling of cachet.
• Chace, chace
Source: Wiktionary
Cache, n. Etym: [F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide.]
Definition: A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry. Kane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
