Vocab Tadka : Cache vs Cash (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Cache & Cash.
CACHE
| 1 | (n) | a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) Type: ‘noun.artifact’ |
| 2 | (n) | a secret store of valuables or money Type: ‘noun.possession’ Synonym: hoard, stash, |
| 3 | (n) | (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 Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: memory cache, |
| 1 | (v) | save up as for future use Type: ‘verb.possession’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- A set associative cache memory nothing more than several direct-mapped caches operated in parallel.
- Another aspect of cache memories that has to be taken into account in sophisticated systems is cache coherency.
- Flushing the cache, then reloading the HTML document, should clear up the problem.
How to Remember : Cache –> Cash –> sounds like cash. Please hide your Cash somewhere at a secret place.
CASH
| 1 | (n) | money in the form of bills or coins Type: ‘noun.possession’ Usage: ‘there is a desperate shortage of hard cash’ Synonym: hard cash, hard currency, |
| 2 | (n) | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check Type: ‘noun.possession’ Synonym: immediate payment, |
| 3 | (n) | United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: john cash, johnny cash, |
| 1 | (v) | exchange for cash Type: ‘verb.possession’ Usage: ‘I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail’ Synonym: cash in, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Actually, I would have thought it was a lot more – but then, he did pay cash for the house and clinic.
- This is a pebble in the stream of my cash flow.
- Maybe I’ll bump into the Psychic Tipster and cash in.
How to Remember : You already know this one 🙂
Books to be referred for Vocabulary Building :
Friends, Many a times we come across such ideas to remember words. If you have some similar tadka in mind please post in our words group forum http://mba.webmaggu.com/groups/gre-words/forum/topic/vocab-tadka
If you have articles on Quant/DI/Verbal/LR/CR/SC/GS which could be published, feel free to send it to us at [email protected], we will publish it with your contributor account and your pic :). The article should be original & compiled by you and not fully copied from other websites.
I pronounce this word “cache” as catch. So i feel that the confusing words combination should be “cache vs catch” .
Aware of the word “cache” but didn’t had so much clarity. Now i understood clearly.
I like “how to remember” part most.
It makes the words easy to learn.
can you please post more then one articles
can you please post more then one article
your articles are really superb..
your teaching are really good
great article