cache

1. 1.

   a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

   Broaderstorage space
2. 2.

   a secret store of valuables or money

   Synonymshoardstash

   Broaderstore
3. 3.

   (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

   Synonymsmemory cache

   Broaderbuffer

   Narrowerdisk cache

   computer science

1. 1.

   save up as for future use

   Synonymshoardstashlay awayhive upsquirrel away

   Broadersave

Other forms of cache

plural

caches·

past tense

cached·

present participle

caching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cache

What does cache mean?

cache means "a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cache?

cache has 1 syllable: cache. In IPA it is /ˈkæʃ/.

What is another word for cache?

Close synonyms include hoard, stash, memory cache, hoard, stash. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cache a common word?

cache is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cache?

1 word rhymes with cache. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.