THINGS that make me crazy: imperfect word choice ~ just heard the normally very well-spoken Mark Ginsberg (is he the esteemed Israeli ambassador to the US?) use CACHET when he means CACHE! Grrrrr.... and YIKES! ca·chet; kaˈSHā/ noun: cachet; plural noun: cachets 1. the state of being respected or admired; prestige. "no other shipping company had quite the cachet of Cunard". synonyms: prestige, status, standing, clout, kudos, snob value, stature, preeminence, eminence; More street credibility "for more than fifty years, their winery enjoyed the cachet that others could only envy" 2. a distinguishing mark or seal. VS cache (ksh) noun: 1. a. A hiding place used especially for storing provisions. b. A place for concealment and safekeeping, as of valuables. c. A store of goods or valuables concealed in a hiding place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies. 2. Computer Science A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Also called cache memory. tr.v. cached, cach·ing, cach·es To hide or store in a cache. See Synonyms at hide1. [French, from cacher, to hide, from Old French, to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin *cocticre, to store, pack together, frequentative of Latin coctre, to constrain, from coctus, past participle of cgere, to force; see cogent.]
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:00:28 +0000
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