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Liam
Student
Hanford, California
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Angel S
UI/UX Design Aspirant
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India
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Angel’s Answer
In computer studies, "cache files" refer to temporary data stored by programs or websites to speed up future access. When you visit a website or use an app, cache files are created to store images, scripts, and other elements. These files help reduce load times, but can sometimes take up storage space.
Jeff Baril
Manage Business Application Software Development and Administration
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Little Elm, Texas
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Jeff’s Answer
Angel's answer is correct for cache files, which are often pronounced as "cash," "catch," or even "cash-ay." However, if that’s not what you meant, there is a related programming concept called "try-catch." This refers to a structure in programming where the software "tries" to execute a block of code and then "catches" any errors that occur, allowing the program to handle them gracefully instead of crashing.
For instance, imagine we have a mathematical operation where we don’t always know the values in advance. A classic example is dividing by zero, which generates an error. Sometimes, this can happen unexpectedly in a more complex equation like (A + B) / (C + D). If the sum of C and D equals zero, the division fails, causing the program to crash. Using a "try-catch" structure, we can detect (or "catch") the error and handle it, such as displaying a friendly error message or taking an alternative path, rather than letting the program fail outright.
In one of the systems I support, we have a mechanism that catches "files" that could be problematic. This process looks for things not commonly expected in those files - international characters, excess punctuation, non-printable characters, HTML, etc. It then "catches" them for review.
For instance, imagine we have a mathematical operation where we don’t always know the values in advance. A classic example is dividing by zero, which generates an error. Sometimes, this can happen unexpectedly in a more complex equation like (A + B) / (C + D). If the sum of C and D equals zero, the division fails, causing the program to crash. Using a "try-catch" structure, we can detect (or "catch") the error and handle it, such as displaying a friendly error message or taking an alternative path, rather than letting the program fail outright.
In one of the systems I support, we have a mechanism that catches "files" that could be problematic. This process looks for things not commonly expected in those files - international characters, excess punctuation, non-printable characters, HTML, etc. It then "catches" them for review.