Memcached is a general-purpose distributed memory-caching system in computing. It is often used to speed up dynamic database-driven websites by caching data and objects in RAM to reduce the number of times an external data source must be read. Memcached is free and open-source software, licensed under the Revised BSD license, runs on Unix-like operating systems and on Microsoft Windows, and depends on the libevent library.
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SignificanceA pioneering distributed memory-object caching system that shaped how dynamic web applications reduce database load. 1 FAQs
Does Memcached keep my data permanently?
No. It is a transitory cache that discards the oldest values when it runs out of space.
No. When a server runs out of available memory or disk it discards the oldest values. Because of this, clients must treat Memcached as a transitory cache and cannot assume that data stored there is still available when they need it.
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In computing, Memcached (pronounced either /mɛmkæʃˈdiː/ mem-cash-DEE ["dee/d" being for daemon], or /ˈmɛmkæʃt/ MEM-cashed) is a general-purpose distributed memory-caching system.
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In computing, Memcached (pronounced either /mɛmkæʃˈdiː/ mem-cash-DEE ["dee/d" being for daemon], or /ˈmɛmkæʃt/ MEM-cashed) is a general-purpose distributed memory-caching system.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Memcached
- Wikidata Q306661, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Wikidata Q306661 P275 (license)
View the SourceDB-Engines: Memcached System Properties - DB-Engines
DB-EnginesIn Group: Key-Value Database System, System properties tableQuote, In Group: Key-Value Database System, System properties table
In-memory key-value store, originally intended for caching
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