Content vs Cache - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) That which is contained.
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The amount of material contained; contents.
Capacity for holding.
* (Francis Bacon)
(mathematics) The n''-dimensional space contained by an ''n''-dimensional polytope (called ''volume'' in the case of a polyhedron and ''area in the case of a polygon).
Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.
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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
Satisfaction; contentment
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) acquiescence without examination
* Alexander Pope
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
* Shakespeare
(UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
(UK, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.
To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
* Bible, Mark xv. 15
* I. Watts
(obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
* Shakespeare
A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
To place in a cache.
(Marijuana smoking) For the herb in a bowl to be entirely burnt to ashes and therefore having become empty, gone, or useless for further smoking
As adjectives the difference between content and cache
is that content is satisfied; in a state of satisfaction while cache is hidden.As verbs the difference between content and cache
is that content is to give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease while cache is .As a noun content
is (uncountable) that which is contained or content can be satisfaction; contentment.content
English
(wikipedia content)Etymology 1
From (etyl) ; see contain.Noun
The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content ", or
- I shall prove these writingsauthentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
- Strong ships, of great content .
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) content, from (etyl) ; see contain.Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* contentmentSynonyms
* (satisfied) contented, pleased, satisfiedEtymology 3
From (etyl) , from (contenter); see content as a verb.Noun
(en noun)- They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
- Such is the fullness of my heart's content .
- The sense they humbly take upon content .
- So will I in England work your grace's full content .
Derived terms
* discontent * malcontentEtymology 4
From (etyl) contenter, from ; see content as an adjective.Verb
(en verb)- You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
- Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
- Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
- Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
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* * English heteronyms ----cache
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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.