Noncacheable
Noncacheable is an adjective used to describe data, resources, or operations that should not be stored in caches at any layer of a system, including client browsers, intermediate proxies, reverse proxies, content delivery networks, and server-side caches. When something is noncacheable, caches are instructed not to persist it for reuse, or to revalidate the data with the origin before serving a cached copy.
In web technology, noncacheable behavior is commonly implemented through HTTP caching directives. The Cache-Control header can
Rationale and implications for noncacheable content include data freshness, privacy, and security considerations, especially for personalized,
In practice, noncacheable is a broad, nonstandard term used across domains to indicate that caching should