Main Entry:

¹cache

Pronunciation:

\ˈkash\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from cacher to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin *coacticare to press together, from Latin coactare to compel, frequentative of cogere to compel — more at cogent

Date:

1797

1 a: a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements b: a secure place of storage2: something hidden or stored in a cache3: a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data —called also cache memory