cache

¹cache

noun \ˈkash\

Definition of CACHE

1

a : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements b : a secure place of storage

2

: something hidden or stored in a cache

3

: a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data —called also cache memory

Examples of CACHE

1. a weapons cache used by terrorists
2. Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
3. Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.

Origin of CACHE

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

First Known Use: 1797

Related to CACHE

Synonyms: store, deposit, hoard, reserve

Related Words: budget, fund, nest egg; armory, arsenal, bank, pool, reservoir, stock, stockpile, supply; accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

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Rhymes with CACHE

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash