disk cache

1. 1.

   a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk

   Broadercache

   Part ofcomputer

Questions about disk cache

What does disk cache mean?

disk cache means "a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk".

Is disk cache a common word?

disk cache is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.