Meaning and Origin
What does the name Cache mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Cache
User Submitted Origins
French
91%
English
9%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Idaho, U.S. says the name Cache means "A place of storage" and is of French origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun cache
Senses
- 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.
Etymology: F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide
verb cache
To store in a cache{1}.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- (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
- A secret store of valuables or money
- Save up as for future use
Wiktionary
From French cache (as used by French Canadian trappers to mean "hiding place for stores"), from the verb cacher.
- A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food to food on their return journey.
- (computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
- (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
cache was also found in the following language(s): French, Italian, Norman, Portuguese, and Spanish