buffer storage vs memory cache

buffer storage and memory cache both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buffer storage	Yes	No	No	No
memory cache	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, memory cache is a hyponym of buffer storage; that is, memory cache is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than buffer storage:

buffer storage: (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
memory cache: (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

Other hyponyms of buffer storage include cache, frame buffer, keyboard buffer, print buffer.

buffer storage (noun)	memory cache (noun)
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system	(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

buffer storage vs memory cache

buffer storage and memory cache both are nouns.

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