What does "memory cache" mean?

(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

What is a synonym for "memory cache"?

Common synonyms include: cache, caching, memcached.

Memory cache

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(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 wordnet

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cache caching memcached

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