A feature found on many browsers that stores a copy of visited Web pages on the user's hard disk. The next time you visit the site, the page is retrieved from your computer rather than through the Internet.

The process of storing pages, images, or other items on a local server or user's computer to speed up the items’ loading. When ads are cached, they are displayed but are not counted by ad servers. Thus, caching of ads can lead to undercounting of the number of impressions.

maintains objects in anticipation for future reuse; transient geometry can be cached from frame to frame in order to amortize polygonization cost.

the storage of Web files for later re-use at a point more quickly accessed by the end user.

A technique of temporarily storing frequently accessed data in a special area of a hard disk drive, to reduce the time required to read and write data (almost synonymous with"storing").

Storing or buffering data in a temporary location, so that the information can be retrieved quickly by an application. On the Internet, ISPs cache Web page data on their networks for use by their subscribers to speed up access to commonly accessed Web content.

A small fast memory holding recently-accessed data, designed to speed up subsequent access to the same data. Most often applied to processor-memory access but also used for a local copy of data accessible over a network etc.

As related to caching reports, this involves storing the results of pre-run reports in tables (instead of caching to memory as the usage of the word implies) so that when the user accesses the report for the first time, it seems to run instantaneously. This is a feature provided by the server component of many of the popular OLAP tools.

Storing a copy of electronic information in a secondary location, usually to make it faster to get the information.

Web caching as a process by which internet service providers (ISPs) store frequently-accessed web pages onto their own servers to speed users' connection times. But in temporarily storing (and therefore copying) the pages, are the ISPs in breach of copyright laws? This is the question at the heart of a raging legal debate which is yet to be resolved. On the one hand, the anti-caching lobby, largely comprising the music industry, says that caching involves copying and therefore can involve the making of infringing copies of web pages. On the other hand, the pro-caching lobby says that the temporary storing of pages is has nothing to do with infringing copyright. Caching simply functions to prevent traffic jams on the internet. ISPs are only extracting from the net information which is authorised for such use. (EBLAW vol 1.5.2, EBLAW vol 2.3.1)

When a search engine saves information from a web page for future reference.

Caching allows copies of retrieved objects to be stored in the file system or memory of the proxy service. These copies are then used to satisfy subsequent requests for the same URL. This reduces delay in the delivery of documents to the client, saves network bandwidth, and eliminates the need for a large browser cache.

Access providers or browsers storing web page data in a temporary location to reduce traffic and speed data transmission. Reduces the total number of pages views at the original site.

Caching refers to a process where DNS servers store copies of information they get from other DNS servers, so they don't have to ask the same question over and over. The amount of time something is cached is determined by the TTL on the record.

Web caching is a technique to reduce World-Wide Web network traffic and improve response time for end users. Access delays are minimized by keeping popular data close to the entity which needs it.

Browsers store recently visited Web pages or files on the computer and display them from the disk instead of requesting them from the server.

A copy of web pages (usually temporary) recently visited by a web user which is stored by the browser on the user's hard drive. When the user returns to a visited web page, the cached page is often retrieved and displayed by the browser rather than requesting the page again from the server. This speeds web page retrieval and reduces Internet traffic congestion.

Crows will often cache, or store their food for later consumption when they have more food than they need. Crows have a very good memory and will go back to their food caches as the need arises. Crows have also been known to cache bright, shiny objects that they have found.

The ability of a server in a chain of patch servers to store a patch that has been downloaded to it from another server.

In Internet advertising, the caching of pages in a cache server or the user's computer means that some ad views won't be known by the ad counting programs and is a source of concern. There are several techniques for telling the browser not to cache particular pages. On the other hand, specifying no caching for all pages may mean that users will find your site to be slower than you would like.

A method of temporarily storing frequently accessed data in RAM or an special area of a hard disk drive, to speed processing. With sufficient storage-processor and backup memory, a storage system also supports write caching temporary storage where data is held for a short time before being written on disk for permanent storage.

Caching (pronounced CASH-ing) is a technique computers use to improve performance by storing frequently accessed files.

A process in which frequently accessed data is kept on hand, rather than constantly being from the place where it is stored.

What a forwarding server does after it's done a new lookup - it stores a copy of the answers for a while.

(pronounced CASH-ing) is a technique computers use to save memory by storing frequently accessed files. Similarly, Web browsers have caches that keep recently downloaded Web pages handy, often as a list of links on the browser's toolbar.

Local storage of remote data designed to reduce network transfers and therefore increase speed of download. The cache is a ‘storeroom’ where the data is kept.

The practice of storing frequently accessed content in a location that allows your school to access the same content again and again. Users will not need to access the Internet to retrieve that same content until the content itself changes. This saves the school money and is done transparently to the end user through a highly optimised Proxy on the BrightBox.

The process that saves bitmaps in memory or on the printer's hard disk to minimize the amount of time spent generating bitmaps. The first time a particular letter is imaged, its bitmap is generated and cached. Subsequent uses of that letter can use the cached version for huge performance gains.

A performance enhancement in which the system stores information in memory; this includes information about a disk volume's free space, file identifications, quota file entries, and file headers.

For storing frequently used data in fast RAM connected directly to the CPU.

In order to make perusing the Internet faster, browsers store recently-visited pages on a user's disk. If and when the site is revisited, browsers quickly display pages from the disk instead of requesting them from the server, saving the user time. Sometimes, servers undercount the number of times a page is viewed.

A process by which information is stored in memory or on a server in anticipation of the next request for information.

The procedure whereby a WWW site's content is uploaded by a service (e.g. AOL) or organization (e.g. a company). This allows the data to be served to the users more efficiently and quickly. However, the content provider (site) will not receive any hits from users who unknowingly receive cached data.

The temporary storage of image files on a hard disk for later migration to permanent storage, like an optical or CD jukebox.

The mechanism by which a cache is used to store recently reque- sted information. On the next request for the same information, the system retrieves it from fast cache- memory rather than from the slower medium.

Local storage of recently viewed web pages for faster retrieval of information. Browsers store the most recently viewed web pages on the user's hard drive. When the user requests to see the content (text or images) again, instead of retrieving it from the web, the browser will search for it in a local folder on the viewer's system called the cache. The result is faster page loads for the viewer. This process causes underreporting of the number of times a viewer actually saw a web page or ad.

The process of storing popular web page data on a server's system to increase speed of access and reduce traffic.

A process in which frequently accessed data is retrieved from RAM, rather than from hard disk.

A form of replication in which information learned during a previous transaction is used to process later transactions.

The storage of web files on a computer or server so they can be accessed quicker by the end user.

The process of utilizing a high speed memory buffer, referred to as a "cache", in order to speed up the overall read or write performance. This cache can be accessed at a higher speed than a disk subsystem. To improve read performance, the cache usually contains the most recently accessed data, as well as data from adjacent disk sectors. To improve write performance, the cache may temporarily store data in accordance with its write back policies. See the definition of Write-Back for more information.

Storage of Web files for reuse at a later time.

The process of temporarily storing recently used data values in a special pool in memory for quicker subsequent access. For DNS, typically the ability of the DNS server to store information learned about the DNS namespace during the resolution of DNS queries. (For example, the DNS server can cache DNS records received from other DNS servers.) Caching is also available through the DNS Client service as a way for DNS clients to keep a cache of information learned during recent queries. See also: caching resolver; DNS Server; Domain Name System (DNS)

An access-driven form of replication. Data is replicated and stored locally as it is referenced; only an initial reference to a piece of data requires access to the master copy. Updates merely invalidate the cached items.