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/kæʃ/ /kæʃˈeɪ/ Listen

noun

cache n.

A hole in the ground, or other hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.

That which is hidden in a cache (2); a hoard; a stockpile.

(Computers) A form of memory in a computer which has a faster access time than most of main memory, and is usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in main memory during execution of a program.

verb

cache v. t. To store in a cache (1).

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"Cache" Quotes from Famous Books

... that the trappers cache their furs, that is, bury them or hide them until they can take them away," said Dick, "but we don't know how to bury furs so they'll keep all right. Still, we've got to find a new place of some kind. Besides, it would be better to have them hidden where only you ...

— The Last of the Chiefs - A Story of the Great Sioux War • Joseph Altsheler

... She got up and hunted for the rifle, which was not to be found. Then she went into the kitchen and hunted for stores, and wondered how on earth a balanced menu could be evolved from cans and dried things exclusively. But the discovery of a cache of canned vegetables helped her out, and as she really was a good cook, and loved cooking, what Francis returned to was not supper, but a very excellent little dinner. And his wife had found time, as well, to dress herself in the most fluffy and useless-looking of rosy summer frocks, with ...

— I've Married Marjorie • Margaret Widdemer

... "Tamahnawus cache!" laughed the boy. "Tamahnawuses don't make caches. And besides there ain't any tamahnawuses! Don't you remember the other tamahnawus—that turned out to be a man in a moose hide? I've heard a lot about 'em—but I never saw ...

— Connie Morgan in the Fur Country • James B. Hendryx

... before mornin'. Here's my plan. I've got a new rider out from Kansas for his health. He's gun-shy. I'll leave him in charge of this bunch of stock overnight on. the berrendo. He'll run like a scared deer at the first shot. Hustle the beeves over the pass an' keep 'em movin' till you come to Lost Cache." ...

— A Man Four-Square • William MacLeod Raine

... the cabin, to get his belongings and to cache the whiskey. If it come into our friend's heads to rummage we might have a poor ...

— Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters • Henry Wallace Phillips

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