disk cache
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1. a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cache, memory cache, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, |
| definition | : | a machine for performing calculations automatically (noun.artifact) |
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