Meaning & use

Cached

verb·Everyday

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Stored data temporarily in a cache so that it can be retrieved more quickly in the future.

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The browser cached the images so the page loaded almost instantly on the next visit.

The app cached the user's login details locally to speed up future sign-ins.

A note on using this word

Outside computing, 'cached' can also describe items literally hidden away in a secret storage place, such as supplies cached along a hiking trail.

Words with a similar meaning

storedsaved

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Another way to use it

2. verb

Hid or stored something, such as supplies or valuables, in a secret place for later use.

The explorers cached extra food and fuel along the route before continuing north.

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