memory cache
noun
Simple meaning
RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɛmɚiˈkæʃ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
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
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (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
Used this way, memory cache is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
- Science
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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