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Cache

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000153

A smaller, faster memory component that stores copies of data from frequently used main memory locations to reduce the average time to access data. When the processor needs to read from or write to a location in main memory, it first checks whether a copy of that data is in the cache. Modern CPUs have a hierarchy of cache levels, designated L1, L2, and L3, with L1 being the smallest and fastest.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000153
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A smaller, faster memory component that stores copies of data from frequently used main memory locations to reduce the average time to access data. When the processor needs to read from or write to a location in main memory, it first checks whether a copy of that data is in the cache. Modern CPUs have a hierarchy of cache levels, designated L1, L2, and L3, with L1 being the smallest and fastest.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/cache/"
}

Record 171 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.