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caching

caching

6 4.4
Storing data for a short time so it can be opened faster
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪʃɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : caché
  • The truth is Chrome and FF perform better without internal caching, and their JS engines perform better.
  • caching algorithm
  • online caching
  • randomized caching

So, you know, but they're making a big deal of something they're calling dynamic caching.

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Examples

  • Previous theoretical studies have not touched on the issue of the memory resources required by an online caching algorithm.

    Academic text (1994)

  • But thanks to Google's caching feature, I was able to access a list of those documents.

    Blog text (3)

  • So first let's look at the caching hardware on modern machines today.

  • Smaller things run faster due to caching, and are also more scalable.

    Blog text (32)

  • We can also describe such a randomized caching algorithm by means of two functions:

    Academic text (1994)

  • The major win was an improved algorithm, including caching of intermediate results and optimal work scheduling.

    Blog text (23)

  • Do your cache homework. The HTTP protocol has many caching options built in.

    Blog text (20)

  • WordPress Super Cache Plugin: A really fast caching engine for WordPress blogs that produces static HTML files.

    Blog text (22)

  • The website's performance improved significantly after implementing caching, which stored frequently accessed data for quicker access.

  • The application uses caching to temporarily store user data, allowing for faster retrieval on subsequent visits.

Synonyms

storage
vscaching
  • Specialized
148 2.7

A device or place that holds computer data

keeps data temporarily for faster future access rather than permanent saving
prefetching
vscaching
  • Specialized
6.7

A process of loading data in advance to make programs run faster

stores data temporarily to make future access faster

How Fast

prefetching
  • Specialized
6.7
caching
  • Specialized
6 4.4
buffering
  • Texting
1 3.2
disk access
  • Specialized
4.1

Surface Forms

caching singular
cachings plural

Morphology

caching = cache (transparent) = cache + ing

Formed as the gerund/nominalization of the verb 'cache' with '-ing'; the computing sense is a domain-specific extension but remains a clear action of storing for quick access.

Etymology

Caching comes from the French verb cacher, meaning 'to hide', and gives a simple image: a small hidden store kept close by, like a squirrel's stash. So caching in computers means keeping data temporarily in a nearby place so it can be reached more quickly.