Cache
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Cache, which is pronounced cash (not catch or cashay), stores recently used information so that it can be quickly accessed at a later time. Computers incorporate several different types of caching in order to run more efficiently, thereby improving performance. Common types of caches include browser cache, disk cache, memory cache, and processor cache.
Most caching is done in in the background, so you wont even notice it is happening. In fact, the only one of the above caches that you can control is the browser cache. You can open your browser preferences to view the cache settings and alter the size of your browser cache or empty the cache if needed. -
A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
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Where [temporary] [files] are [stored] on a computer.
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The name for a hidden [container] (or even a place) used in [the hobby] of [geocaching]
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A term that refers to a woman with a [butt chin], who can [devour] [sushi] for days upon end.
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[Fresh]. for something to look fly or cool
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When you are done [smoking] [marijuana] and only [ashes] are left.
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A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
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a secret store of valuables or money
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(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
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save up as for future use
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To store in a cache.
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A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
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To place in a cache.
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a hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry
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In computer science, a cache is a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. The data that is stored within a cache might be values that have been computed earlier or duplicates of original values that are stored elsewhere. If requested data is contained in the cache, this request can be served by simply reading the cache, which is comparatively faster. Otherwise, the data has to be recomputed or fetched from its original storage location, which is comparatively slower. Hence, the greater the number of requests that can be served from the cache, the faster the overall system performance becomes.
To be cost efficient and to enable an efficient use of data, caches are relatively small. Nevertheless, caches have proven themselves in many areas of computing because access patterns in typical computer applications have locality of reference. References exhibit temporal locality if data is requested again that has been recently requested already. References exhibit spatial locality if data is requested that is physically stored close to data that has been requested already. -
name given in Canada to a hole in the ground for hiding provisions when they prove cumbersome to carry.
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A source of subsistence and supplies, typically containing items such as food, water, medical items, and/or communications equipment, packaged to prevent damage from exposure and hidden in isolated locations by such methods as burial, concealment, and/or submersion, to support isolated personnel. See also concealment; evader; evasion; recovery; recovery operations.
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A hidden reservoir of provision (to secure it from bears) in
Arctic travel. Also, a deposit of despatches, c. -
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
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