cache
noun
[ kaʃ ]
• a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
• "an arms cache"
Similar:
hoard,
store,
stockpile,
stock,
supply,
collection,
accumulation,
reserve,
fund,
arsenal,
hidden treasure,
treasure,
nest egg,
stash,
amassment,
• an auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible.
• "typical cache sizes range from 64K to 256K"
cache
verb
• store away in hiding or for future use.
• "he decided that they must cache their weapons"
• store (data) in a cache memory.
• "the operating system tries to cache every disk operation"
Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from cacher ‘to hide’.
