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cache

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

cache

[kash]
(in computer technology) a fast storage buffer in the central processing unit or hard drive used to increase the amount and speed of data processing. Also called cache memory.

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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For cached files in LFU-SS, we use three operations: inserting a new file into the cache, removing a file from the cache, and updating file read hits.
We also need to reorder the heap of the cached files because of changes in these priorities.
Design and implementation of a caching algorithm applicable to mobile clients
Each page of the cached file must be mapped into the application's address space when a file is read from the IO-Lite file cache.
IO-Lite: A Unified I/O Buffering and Caching System

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