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browser cachePronounced "browser cash." A temporary storage area in memory or on disk that holds the most recently downloaded Web pages. As you jump from Web page to Web page, caching those pages in memory lets you quickly go back to a page without having to download it from the Web again. In order to ensure that the latest page is displayed, the browser compares the dates of the cached page with the current Web page. If the Web page has not changed, the cached page is displayed immediately. If the Web page has changed, it is downloaded, displayed and cached. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The retention of the browser cache is usually set by the user or determined by available space on the computer's hard drive. Provides an attachment wiper that wipes out various forms of temporary files, browser cache, downloaded files and pages, cookies, history information, user credentials, and other information possibly recorded by a Web browser during an SSL session. Portal session clean up to delete browser cache and all temporary files, such as a spreadsheet downloaded and viewed on a kiosk or other unmanaged endpoint, such as home PCs |
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