DISK CACHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disk cache mean? 

• DISK CACHE (noun)
  The noun DISK CACHE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DISK CACHE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISK CACHE (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)