cache

noun

/kæʃ/

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a hidden store of things such as weapons
- an arms cache
(computing) a part of a computer’s memory that stores copies of data that is often needed while a program is running. This data can be accessed very quickly.Topics Computersc2

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from cacher ‘to hide’.

verb

/kæʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cache	/kæʃ/ /kæʃ/
he / she / it caches	/ˈkæʃɪz/ /ˈkæʃɪz/
past simple cached	/kæʃt/ /kæʃt/
past participle cached	/kæʃt/ /kæʃt/
-ing form caching	/ˈkæʃɪŋ/ /ˈkæʃɪŋ/

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cache something to store things in a secret place, especially weapons
cache something (computing) to store data in a cache
- This page is cached.
Topics Computersc2

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from cacher ‘to hide’.