A cache is a storage area on your computer of past content that you have viewed on your browser. When you view a web page, all the text and graphics get downloaded to your cache for viewing. If you should view the same page again later, then you don't have to download the content again as it can be read directly from your 'cache'. Often it is necessary to 'refresh' your cache, so it forces your browser to update the content from the website rather than reading it directly from your computer.
The storing of web documents (HTML pages, images, etc.) in order to reduce bandwidth usage and web site access times. A web cache stores copies of documents requested by users. A build up of such files will eventually slow down the user's processor by using up resource space.
The cache is the temporary storage of web files in your browser. By referencing files in the cache, pages load more quickly. In WebCT this can cause some confusion especially during a Quiz. Setting a browser cache to refresh every time eliminates these potential problems. In Internet Explorer the browser cache is referred to as temporary Internet files. See chapter on Hardware and Software Requirements.
Pronounced "browser cash." A temporary storage area in memory or on disk that holds the most recently-downloaded Web pages. As you link from page to page on the Web, caching those pages in memory lets you quickly go back to a page without having to download it from the Web again. When you quit the browser session, those pages are stored on disk. The Web browser lets you set the amount of space to use and the length of time to hold them.
a memory for storing temporary Internet files that make Web sites you have previously visited quicker to reload
a special storage location on your computer for temporary files that can improve the speed and performance of your web browser
a temporary storage where images and html files stored so if the same file is accessed again, there will be no need to download again
Storage set aside on your hard drive to keep recently downloaded files. When the browser needs to display a web page, it searches the browser cache for the requested files (such as images). If not found, the browser downloads them from the Web (and puts them in the browser cache). If the browser cache is full, the oldest downloaded files are deleted until there is enough room.