cache busting

noun

The practice of serving a file with modified URLs to prevent browsers from confusing it with locally cached files.

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Meanings

nouncache busting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableweb developmentThe practice of serving a file with modified URLs to prevent browsers from confusing it with locally cached files.
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APA

cache busting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20busting

MLA

“cache busting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20busting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cache busting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cache%20busting.

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