Meaning & use
Cached
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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.
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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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