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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Computers
cache1 /kæʃ/ noun [countable]  1 KEEP/STOREa number of things that have been hidden, especially weapons, or the place where they have been hidden 隐藏物〔尤指武器〕;隐藏处cache of a cache of explosives 藏匿的炸药 a large arms cache 隐藏的大批武器2 technical a special part of a computer’s memory that helps it work faster by storing information for a short time 〔计算机的〕高速缓冲存储器 cache memory 高速缓冲存储器
Examples from the Corpus
cachePolice have found a cache of automatic weapons in a house in the city centre.Also in Belfast, police arrested a man after an arms cache was found in the Protestant Donegall Pass district.The drug cache that the men were found in possession of was worth roughly $1 million.We've further enhanced speed by adding 32K of CompuAdd engineered cache memory.Q: A friend told me that if I buy a computer, I should make sure it has 256K of cache.But high-speed cache memory is expensive.In figure 2.5 the cache type is Package Name.At least 42 people were arrested in connection with the caches, said Gen.The caches and paramilitaries were maintained for many years, well after the danger of a surprise Soviet attack faded.arms cacheArms caches were found and on May 30 five army battalions were deployed; eight people including three soldiers were reported killed.Also in Belfast, police arrested a man after an arms cache was found in the Protestant Donegall Pass district.Further speculation was fuelled recently by the discovery of a huge arms cache in Batman.We figure they will head right for that arms cache.
Related topics: Computers
cache2 verb [transitive]  1. KEEP/STOREto hide something in a secret place, especially weapons 隐藏,秘藏〔尤指武器〕2. technical to store information in a computer’s memory for a short time 〔计算机〕把存入高速缓冲存储器,缓存
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Examples from the Corpus
cacheThe stolen dynamite was discovered Sunday in two caches.I wonder: does the squirrel remember where it has cached all of these apples?Then on Sunday, investigators seized 500 pounds of stolen dynamite cached at a Vallejo house.Proxy settings Most Access Providers have a server that caches copies of popular Web sites.Allow each page you want to read to load fully and it will cache for reading Offline later.Then he cached it under a rock.
From Longman Business Dictionarycachecache1 /kæʃ/ noun [countable usually singular] COMPUTING part of a computer’s memorycachecache2 verb [transitive] COMPUTING to put something in a cache→ See Verb tableOrigin cache1 (1700-1800) French cacher to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin coacticare to press together
have especially been things number of weapons, Corpus that hidden, a Business


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cache1 /kæʃ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: cacher 'to press, hide', from Vulgar Latin coacticare 'to press together'
1. a number of things that have been hidden, especially weapons, or the place where they have been hidden
    cache of
    a cache of explosives
    a large arms cache
2. technical a special part of a computer’s memory that helps it work faster by storing information for a short time:
    cache memory

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cache2 verb [transitive]
1. to hide something in a secret place, especially weapons
2. technical to store information in a computer’s memory for a short time


cacheBrE /kæʃ/ 🔊NAmE /kæʃ/ 🔊 nouna hidden store of things such as weapons 隐藏物(如武器);(秘密)贮存物an arms cache隐藏的武器(computing 计算机) 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. 高速缓冲存储器;高速缓存
cacheBrE /kæʃ/ 🔊NAmE /kæʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cache BrE /kæʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /kæʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it caches BrE /ˈkæʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæʃɪz/ 🔊past simple cached BrE /kæʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /kæʃt/ 🔊past participle cached BrE /kæʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /kæʃt/ 🔊 -ing form caching BrE /ˈkæʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to store things in a secret place, especially weapons 匿藏,隐藏(尤指武器)~ sth (computing 计算机) to store data in a cache 把(数据)存入高速缓冲存储器;高速缓存This page is cached. 这一页存入高速缓冲存储器了。🔊🔊