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computing component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster
class practices Q165596
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Summary

cache ranks in the top 4% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,617 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: recording medium[2], computer hardware[3]
  • Has use: computer performance[4]
  • Commons category: Cache[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cache (computing)[6]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/caching[7]
  • Different from: Mémoire[8]

Why It Matters

cache has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] cache is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cache. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cache-q165596
MLA “cache.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cache-q165596.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cache-q165596_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cache}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cache-q165596}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['9zSVx', '1f9MOi']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['9zSVx', '1f9MOi']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37385|batch #37385]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541)"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/caching
    Semantic scholar topic id → 22958
    Encyclopedia of china (second edition) id → 203622
    Different from → Mémoire
    + 54 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 28584, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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