Cache vs. Cachet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cache and Cachet
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Cache
A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place
A cache of gold coins
An arms cache
Cachet
In philately, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, on an envelope, postcard, or postal card to commemorate a postal or philatelic event. There are official and private (independent of postal authorities) cachets.
Cache
Store away in hiding or for future use
He decided that they must cache their weapons
Cachet
The state of being respected or admired; prestige
No other shipping company had quite the cachet of Cunard
Cache
An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place
Maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies.
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Cachet
A distinguishing mark or seal
Special cachets are applied to cards sold at the stands
Cache
The concealed or hard-to-reach place used for storing a cache.
Cachet
A flat capsule enclosing a dose of unpleasant-tasting medicine.
Cache
A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory.
Cachet
Great prestige or appeal
A designer label with cachet.
Cache
To hide or store in a cache. ]
Cachet
A quality of prestige or appeal
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack" (Christian Science Monitor).
Cache
A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
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.
Cachet
A mark, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity
"In our times the thick wad of credit cards is a cachet of respectability" (John D. MacDonald).
Cache
(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
Cachet
A seal on a document, such as a letter.
Cache
(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
Cachet
A commemorative design stamped on an envelope to mark a postal or philatelic event.
Cache
(transitive) To place in a cache.
Cachet
A motto forming part of a postal cancellation.
Cache
To store data in a cache.
Cachet
A kind of wafer capsule formerly used by pharmacists for presenting an unpleasant-tasting drug.
Cache
A hole in the ground, or other hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.
Cachet
(archaic) A seal, as of a letter.
Cache
That which is hidden in a cache{2}; a hoard; a stockpile.
Cachet
(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
I remember when this diner was a quiet hangout, but lately it seems to be losing its cachet.
Cache
A form of memory in a computer which has a faster access time than most of main memory, and is usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in main memory during execution of a program.
Cachet
(philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
Cache
To store in a cache{1}.
Cachet
A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
Cache
A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
Cachet
(medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
Cache
A secret store of valuables or money
Cachet
A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
Cache
(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
Cachet
To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription.
Cache
Save up as for future use
Cachet
A seal, as of a letter.
Cachet
An indication of approved or superior status
Cachet
A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
Cachet
A seal on a letter
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