Definitions for "dcache "
The dcache library implements a fixed size cache which automatically deletes the oldest record if space is needed for new records. A number of commandline tools allow the cache to be used from shell scripts.
DCache is a data file caching system which acts as an intelligent manager between the user and the data storage facilities. It optimizes the location of staged copies according to an access profile. It decouples the (potentially slow) network transfer rate from the (fast) storage media I/O rate in order to keep the mass storage system from bogging down.
DCache is a disk cache which provides a system for storing and retrieving huge amounts of data, distributed among a large number of heterogenous server nodes, under a single virtual filesystem tree with a variety of standard access methods. DCache is a joint venture between DESY and Fermilab. See http://www.dcache.org/.