“Caches” or “Cashes”—Which to use?

“Caches” or “Cashes”

Overview

caches / cashes are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

caches: (noun) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons). (noun) (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics.

cashes: (noun) money in the form of bills or coins. (noun) prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check. (noun) United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003). (verb) exchange for cash.

Pronunciation

caches: k·AE·sh·ih·z

cashes: k·AE·sh·ih·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “caches”

…use of large DRAM read/write caches and the implementation of memory…
…FPU, 16/16 kB L1 data/instruction caches and a rich set of…
…stashes, known in French as Caches, made by many of the…
…cluster instances to communicate, flush caches and coordinate file access during
Caches of provisions were made on…
…structures included kill sites, food caches, and tent encampments.
…old Guernsey farmhouse at Les Caches Farm that was restored to…
…probe the ground for grain caches and peasants who did not…
…al-Qaeda forces, 8 large weapons caches found, more than 20 IEDs…
…micro-architectural technique for run-time power-gating caches of GPUs saves leakage energy.

Examples of “cashes”

…with the ace, and then cashes the Q.
Cashes Ledge (Lat.
Russell cashes in the policy and splits…
…as wasses and now as cashes.
…of July 2011, his online cashes exceed $4.7 million.

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