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caches

The correct spelling is caches.

How to pronounce caches

noun

IPA: /ˈkæʃɪz/

Say it like: Cac-hes

The correct spelling is caches. A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. For example: "Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food cache to food cache on their return journey."

Usage Examples

Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from food cache to food cache on their return journey.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
  2. 2.A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
  3. 3.(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

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