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DISK CACHE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("disk cache" is a kind of...):
cache; memory cache ((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)
Holonyms ("disk cache" is a part of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
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