Cache

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Cache may refer to:

In computing:

  • Cache (computing), a collection of data duplicating original values stored elsewhere on a computer
  • CPU cache, a small area of fast memory used by the central processing unit
  • Disk buffer, the small amount of buffer memory present on a hard drive
  • Page cache, the cache of disk pages kept by the operating systems, stored in unused main memory
  • Web cache, a mechanism for the temporary storage of web documents to increase performance
  • DNS cache, a server in the domain name system which stores queried results for a period of time
  • P2P caching, a technique used to reduce bandwidth costs for content on peer-to-peer networks
  • Database caching, a mechanism used to cache database content in multi-tier applications

In geography:

Caché may refer to:

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