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  1. How did French “cacher” divide into English “cache” and “cachet”?

    Apr 9, 2015 · 3 I encountered Merriam-Webster's article on cache vs cachet (while researching another word). I understand it and other websites that broach the confusion caused by these …

  2. Pronunciation of "cache" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    May 23, 2011 · After consulting a few dictionaries, it turns out that the correct pronunciation of the word "cache" is cash. My question is, are the other pronunciations of "cache" (kaysh, cashay, …

  3. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 20, 2016 · The dictionaries have the meaning of cache as store of things, but this isn't it. The French word caché means hidden as a verb form. What does the word caché mean in …

  4. meaning - Usage of the word 'Cachet' - English Language

    Oct 16, 2015 · The word cachet (pronounced ka-SHAY'), meaning having prestige or high status, is often misspelled, and also often confused with the word cache (KASH'), which is currently …

  5. Is there a word for "Someone who/Something that caches"?

    4 "Cache" is borrowed from French, and should mean a store with an implied meaning of hidden but easily accessible to the "right people". Because of that I do not like using "cacher", which is …

  6. expressions - To pay something (in) cash/cache - English …

    Oct 9, 2011 · Any variant using cache is incorrect, as you say. But I can't upvote the whole answer if you're meaning to imply that paid cash is also incorrect. It sometimes sounds more …

  7. Using "put hair on your chest" for women - English Language

    Dec 28, 2015 · The idiom put hair(s) on someone's chest means: Fig. to do or take something to invigorate or energize someone, always a male, except in jest: Here, have a drink of this stuff! …

  8. meaning - What does "what's the catch" mean? - English …

    Jan 12, 2011 · The definition of catch in such a context as this is: a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation according to the New Oxford American …

  9. Is “evictable” an acceptable adjectival form of ‘evict’?

    Sep 4, 2020 · Is it correct to use " evictable " as an adjective for something that can be evicted? I plan to use the term in computer science context as an adjective on a cache whose entries …

  10. terminology - Is "cacheability" a word (technical word)? - English ...

    Jun 8, 2015 · For example: "We need to evaluate the cacheability of our index page." meaning something like "We need to see how cacheable the index page is and to what degree." The …