{"id":53,"date":"2026-11-04T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/definitionofthe.com\/blog\/tech-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:17:59","slug":"tech-explained","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/definitionofthe.com\/blog\/tech-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tech words, explained in plain English. Each page gives you the short answer first, then how it works and why it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-45fa7e1d wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/definitionofthe.com\/blog\/tech-explained\/cache\/\" target=\"_self\" >What is a cache?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A cache is a small, fast store of copies of data that has been used recently, kept so it can be reused quickly. 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