How did French “cacher” divide into English “cache” and “cachet”?
2015年4月9日 · cachet (n.) 1630s, Scottish borrowing of French cachet "seal affixed to a letter or document" (16c.), from Old French dialectal cacher "to press, crowd," from Latin coactare "constrain" (see cache). Meaning evolving through "(letter under) personal stamp (of the king)" to "prestige." Compare French lettre de cachet "letter under seal of the king."
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2016年2月20日 · 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 English? Can it be used in the contexts other than political caché? Is political caché an idiom? I think, the word means behind the scenes. But I couldn't find the definition.
Pronunciation of "cache" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年5月23日 · Edit, lest I forget to confirm what other people have said: /kætʃ/ and /kæʃeɪ/ are entirely different words, "catch" and "cachet" respectively. Using either of those pronunciations to mean "cache" will most likely get you looks of blank incomprehension.
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2015年10月16日 · 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 most familiar to many people as the word meaning persisted data storage of temporary assets by a computer internet browser (from its older meaning as a small, hidden storage space).
expressions - To pay something (in) cash/cache - English …
2011年10月9日 · 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 informal than paid in cash, but I don't think that's a grammar issue - it's just a matter of style. And usage of the "in" form seems to be declining anyway.
Is there a word for "Someone who/Something that caches"?
"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 the infinitive of the French verb. The uncommonly used French word would be a "cacheur".
etymology - Meaning of "magazine" from 1845 - English …
The original sense is almost obsolete; meaning "periodical journal" dates from the publication of the first one, "Gentleman's Magazine," in 1731, from earlier use of the word for a printed list of military stores and information, or in a figurative sense, from …
meaning in context - What is a "clout"? - English Language
However, in the background since c.1400, there has been another meaning of clout that appears to have a different origin: III. A blow or strike, and related uses. 7.a. A heavy blow, esp. with the hand; a cuff. Cf. clod n. 11. *(11. A heavy solid blow. dialect.
terminology - Is "cacheability" a word (technical word)? - English ...
2015年6月8日 · In web development, we cache pages or pieces of code, images, etc. in order to be able to serve more requests and take load off of application servers (ie, prevent the slashdot effect). And so we talk about "caching" this page or this data, how to make data or pages "cacheable", and finally about the overall "cacheability" of certain pages or ...
meaning - One word other than "inbox" for a temporary storage …
2016年9月10日 · Is there a word other than "inbox" for such a temporary storage space − similar to "holding cell" (but not a physical space), "cache" (but not hidden file), "purgatory" (but not a place of suffering/cleansing) or "in take". I could not find a …