cache

(kăsh)
n.

1. 1. A hiding place used especially for storing provisions.
   2. A place for concealment and safekeeping, as of valuables.
   3. A store of goods or valuables concealed in a hiding place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies.
2. Computer Science. A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory.

tr.v., cached, cach·ing, cach·es.
To hide or store in a cache. See synonyms at hide¹.

[French, from cacher, to hide, from Old French, to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin *coācticāre, to store, pack together, frequentative of Latin coāctāre, to constrain, from coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to force. See cogent.]

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1. a hiding place where provisions or implements are stored.


2. a place where data can be stored in a computer and retrieved more quickly than from a slower device such as a disk. For example, frequently used disk sectors are copied and stored in a disk cache in a computer’s ram so that they are accessed more quickly.

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noun

A supply stored or hidden for future use: backlog, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reserve, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store, treasure. Slang stash. See collect/distribute.

verb

To put or keep out of sight: bury, conceal, ensconce, hide, occult, secrete. Slang plant, stash. See show/hide.

[De]

A collection of items similar to a hoard, but more likely to have been intended for recovery. See also hoard.

IN BRIEF: A place for hiding or storing supplies or treasure.

The hikers found their food cache just in time to ward off hunger.

Tutor's tip: She took a huge amount of "cash" (money) from the "cache" (hiding place) and used it to convey a certain "cachet" (status or stature).

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• Secrecy and Concealment - cache: hiding place, esp. for concealed provisions; something hidden or stashed away

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - depot, gemmested, forråd
v. tr. - opmagasinere, skjule

idioms:

• cache memory    cachehukommelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
(geheime) bewaarplaats, verborgen voorraad/ schat, voorgeheugen van computer, verbergen

Français (French)
n. - cache
v. tr. - cacher

idioms:

• cache memory    (Comput) mémoire cache

Deutsch (German)
n. - (geheimes) Lager
v. - verstecken

idioms:

• cache memory    Cachespeicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρύπτη, κρυψώνα(ς) (τροφίμων, όπλων, ναρκωτικών), κρυφό απόθεμα, (Η/Υ) λανθάνουσα/κρυφή μνήμη
v. - κρύβω, καταχωνιάζω

idioms:

• cache memory    (Η/Υ) λανθάνουσα/κρυφή μνήμη

Italiano (Italian)
cache, riserva, nascondere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esconderijo (m) de provisões, memória (f) cache (Inf.)
v. - esconder

Русский (Russian)
тайник, прятать в тайник

Español (Spanish)
n. - escondite, escondrijo
v. tr. - esconder, ocultar

idioms:

• cache memory    (informática) memoria cache

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gömställe, depå, cacheminne
v. - gömma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贮藏所, 快速缓冲贮存区, 隐藏处, 隐藏, 窖藏

idioms:

• cache memory    高速缓冲存储器

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貯藏所, 快速緩衝貯存區, 隱藏處
v. tr. - 隱藏, 窖藏

idioms:

• cache memory    高速緩衝記憶體

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은닉처, 저장물
v. tr. - 저장하다, 숨기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隠し場所, 隠匿物, 貯蔵物
v. - 隠す, 貯える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مكان سري, مخبأ (فعل) خبأ شيئا ما في مكان سري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחבוא, מטמון‬
v. tr. - ‮החביא, הטמין‬

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