memory cache
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1. (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)
hypernym | : | buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, |
definition | : | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | disk cache, |
definition | : | 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) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
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