Cache
/kæʃ/noun
A hidden store of things kept for later use, or a small, fast memory store in computing.
Did you know?English cache came through French from a verb meaning “to hide,” and its modern tech meaning is a perfect metaphor: a concealed reserve that saves time by keeping what you’ll need close at hand.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
capsa
“a box or container”
Old French
OF
cacher
“to hide, conceal”
17th Century
French/English
cache
“a hiding place or concealed store”
20th Century
English
cache
“a hidden reserve of supplies”
Late 20th Century
English
cache
“a reserved area of computer memory”