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DEFINITION: A cache (pronounced CASH) is a place to store something temporarily. The files you automatically request by looking at a Web page are stored on your hard disk in a cache subdirectory under the directory for your browser (for example, Internet Explorer). When you return to a page you've recently looked at, the browser can get it from the cache rather than the original server, saving you time and
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CACHE DEFINITION (continued): … the network the burden of some additional traffic. You can usually vary the size of your cache, depending on your particular browser.Computers include caches at several levels of operation, including cache memory and a disk cache. Caching can also be implemented for Internet content by distributing it to multiple servers that are periodically refreshed. (The use of the term in this context is closely related to the general concept of a distributed information base.)Altogether, we are aware of these types of caches:International, national, regional, organizational and other "macro" caches to … Cache definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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