memory cache

Noun
  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 (synset 102938401)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: buffer, buffer storage, buffer store - (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
    subtypes: disk cache - 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
    same as: cache

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