"cache buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cache busters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cache buster (plural cache busters)
  1. (computing) A tag or value included in a request (such as a URL) purely to differentiate it from previous requests and thus avoid receiving a cached response. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-cache_buster-en-noun-HZUpmZuy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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