printcache

noun

UK /ˈprɪntkæʃ/

US /ˈprɪntkæʃ/

A printcache is a hidden store of things you have already printed, kept so you can use them again quickly.

The computer kept a printcache so the same worksheet didn't have to be printed twice.

SYNONYMS

print store print reserve print buffer saved prints print stash

RELATED WORDS

printer cache spooler print queue memory

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A temporary holding area in a printer or computer that keeps print jobs ready to go.

The printcache held the photos until the printer was free.

3. A collection of saved documents kept for quick reprinting later.

She found the old newsletter in the printcache and reprinted it for the class.

4. To save something into a print cache for later use.

Please printcache the permission slips so we can hand them out again tomorrow.