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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

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