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Disk Cache

nounid 43769·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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Variants

plural
Disk Caches
possessive
Disk Cache's
pluralpossessive
Disk Caches'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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