cache
Definition
Portion of a computer's random access memory (RAM) reserved for temporary storage of data for processing or the data frequently requested from the computer's hard disk. Since data stored in RAM can be accessed much faster than the data stored on a hard disk, a cache speeds up computing. See also buffer.
cache is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Information Science & Technology subjects.
cache appears in the definitions of the following terms: daughterboard and buffer
cache appears in these other terms: font cache, browser cache
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