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cache

 [kash]
a memory mechanism used by a computer to accelerate access to information.

cache

A storage area on a PC’s hard drive where the browser temporarily stores web pages and/or graphic elements.
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When the value of variable [READ_HITS.sub.client] reaches the threshold value, [READ_HITS.sub.client] variables of all cached files are divided by 2.
Design and implementation of a caching algorithm applicable to mobile clients
Since cached file data reside in IO-Lite buffers, the two issues are closely related.
IO-Lite: A Unified I/O Buffering and Caching System
In addition to user-maintained files, confidential data may also exist in cached files and application-generated backup files.
Protecting information privacy when retiring old computers
When they unplug StealthSurfer, they leave no record (cookies or cached files) of either their surfing or their mail on that computer.
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In addition, the user can delete cached files without using the browser's command set to do so.
Are cookies hazardous to your privacy? Cookies allow businesses to collect information about Internet users, but some question whether they are valuable records or unethical tracking mechanisms. (NetWise)
The discussion of whether cached files are copies and whether information stored in a video display's RAM at the same time similar information is stored in the computer's CPU means that two copies are being made, struck many as redolent of the discussions of medieval scholastic philosophers who were made fun of for worrying about how many angels could dance on the head of a pin.
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