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cache buster

cache buster noun: a tag or value included in a request (such as a URL) purely to differentiate it from previous requests and thus avoid receiving a cached response.

Noun

cache buster (plural cache busters)

  1. A tag or value included in a request (such as a URL) purely to differentiate it from previous requests and thus avoid receiving a cached response.

Forms of cache buster

pluralcache busters

Questions about cache buster

What does cache buster mean?
Cache buster means a tag or value included in a request (such as a URL) purely to differentiate it from previous requests and thus avoid receiving a cached response.
What part of speech is cache buster?
Cache buster is a noun.
What is the plural of cache buster?
The plural of cache buster is cache busters.

Words near cache buster in the dictionary

  1. cachaviruses
  2. cachaza
  3. cachaça
  4. cachaças
  5. cache
  6. cache buster
  7. cache busters
  8. cache busting
  9. Cache County
  10. Cache la Poudre
  11. cache language model

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