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cache

1. cache \'kash\ n [F, fr. cacher to press, hide, fr. (assumed) VL 
   coacticare to press] together, fr. L coactare to compel, fr. coactus, pp. 
   of cogere to compel - more at COGENT 1a: a hiding place esp. for concealing 
   and preserving provisions or impleme nts 1b: a secure place of storage  2: 
   something hidden or stored in a cache 
2. cache vt : to place, hide, or store in a cache