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
• Syn: ↑cache
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑buffer, ↑buffer storage, ↑buffer store
• Hyponyms: ↑disk cache
Useful english dictionary. 2012.