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cache (cache memory) A type of memory that is used in high-performance systems, inserted between the processor and memory proper. The memory hierarchy on a system contains registers in the processor, which are the highest-speed storage, and, at a slightly lower level of accessibility, the contents of the main memory. The cache is intended to reduce the discrepancy in accessibility between these two types of unit, and functions by holding small regions that map the contents of main memory. The formal behavior of the cache corresponds closely to that of the working set in a paging system.
Some magnetic disk controllers have a cache. The working of the cache is not visible to the main CPU, but again provides a mapping of the current contents of part of the disk units in order to provide improved performance. Some magnetic tape units have built-in cache memory. In this case the aim is to allow a streaming tape transport to emulate the behavior of a (more expensive) start-stop unit so that it can be attached to a system designed to support only the latter without substantial software modification. The arrangement was introduced by Cipher in the early 1980s. See also disk cache. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "cache." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "cache." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-cache.html JOHN DAINTITH. "cache." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-cache.html |
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cache / kash/ • n. a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place: an arms cache a cache of gold coins. ∎ a hidden or inaccessible storage place for valuables, provisions, or ammunition. ∎ (also cache memory) Comput. an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible. • v. [tr.] store away in hiding or for future use. ∎ Comput. store (data) in a cache memory. ∎ Comput. provide (hardware) with a cache memory. |
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"cache." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cache." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cache.html "cache." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cache.html |
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cache An area of memory or a FILE in a computer which is used for storing data, text, graphics, or programs that are frequently accessed by users. By using a cache, efficiency is improved since it minimizes the number of slow connections that might be required to retrieve the data from its source—often the Internet. See SITE CACHING, BROWSER CACHING, and CACHING.
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DARREL INCE. "cache." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "cache." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-cache.html DARREL INCE. "cache." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-cache.html |
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Cachea hiding place, hence, the items hidden; the stores of provisions hidden by travellers or explorers on their journeys. Examples: cache of green boughs, 1866; of jewels; of meat, 1865; of a barrel of pork, 1842; of provisions; of silver, 1860; of treasure. |
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"Cache." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cache." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300205.html "Cache." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300205.html |
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cache XIX. — F., f. cacher hide (see next).
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T. F. HOAD. "cache." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cache." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cache.html T. F. HOAD. "cache." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cache.html |
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•abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash
•earbash • kurbash • calabash
•slapdash • pebbledash • balderdash
•spatterdash • backlash • backslash
•whiplash • eyelash • goulash
•newsflash • thunderflash • mishmash
•gatecrash • Midrash • potash
•succotash
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"cache." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cache." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cache.html "cache." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cache.html |
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