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cache

Dictionary definition · cache

noun

  1. a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
  2. a secret store of valuables or money
  3. (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

verb

  1. save up as for future use

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).