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Noun Concept
Categories: Computer memory, All articles needing additional references, Cache (computing), Articles with short description, Computer architecture
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cache  memory cache  cache memory  caching  backing store  dirty
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(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 WordNet 3.0
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(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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In computing, a cache is a hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere. Wikipedia
A collection of data duplicating original values stored elsewhere on a computer, usually for easier access Wikipedia Disambiguation
Computing component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster Wikidata
A fast temporary storage where most recent or most frequent values are stored to avoid having to reload from a slower storage medium. OmegaWiki