cache: Meaning and Definition of

cache

Pronunciation: (kash), [key]
— n., v., cached, cach•ing.
—n.
  1. a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.: She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar.
  2. anything so hidden: The enemy never found our cache of food.
  3. a small shed elevated on poles above the reach of animals and used for storing food, equipment, etc.
—v.t.
  1. to put in a cache; conceal; hide.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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