缓存 (huǎncún): cache (computing)

Meanings

1 cache (computing)
2 buffer memory
3 to cache

Characters

缓

Examples

请清除浏览器缓存后再试。

Qǐng qīngchú liúlǎnqì huǎncún hòu zài shì.

Please clear the browser cache and try again.

这个程序把数据缓存在本地。

Zhège chéngxù bǎ shùjù huǎncún zài běndì.

This program caches the data locally.

Tips

usage

Modern computing term. 缓 'slow/buffer' + 存 'store' — literally 'buffered storage'. Works as both noun (a cache) and verb (to cache). Common in everyday tech contexts: 清除缓存 (clear cache), 缓存命中 (cache hit).

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn

存 cún

Related Words

清缓存 qīnghuǎncún

to clear cache / to clear the cache (on a phone or app)

缓冲区 huǎnchōngqū #56,347

buffer zone / buffer (computing) / buffer area

缓冲器 huǎnchōngqì #32,424

buffer (in computing) / shock absorber / bumper (mechanical) / damper

内存空间 nèicúnkōngjiān

memory space (computing) / memory (RAM) capacity

缓解 huǎnjiě HSK 4 #7,992

to alleviate; to ease; to relieve / to mitigate (a crisis or problem)

缓慢 huǎnmàn HSK 7 #8,376

slow; unhurried; sluggish

存储器 cúnchǔqì #29,957

memory (computing) / storage device

缓冲 huǎnchōng #20,071

to buffer / to cushion / to ease (a transition or impact)

保存 bǎocún HSK 3 #3,625

to preserve / to keep / to save (a file)

幸存者 xìngcúnzhě #2,524

survivor