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Noun: memory cache
  1. (computing) 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
    "The computer's memory cache helped speed up frequently accessed data";
    - cache

Derived forms: memory caches

Type of: buffer, buffer storage, buffer store

Encyclopedia: Memory cache