Does the ASP.NET OutputCache directive actually cache or just set some Response properties?

Question

When someone uses the OutputCache directive in an ASP.NET WebForms/MVC application, does it actually do any caching server-side, like using the Cache or does it only setup some properties in the Response object like the Cache-Control property?

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Answer 1

Output Caching caches the entire rendered markup of an ASP.NET web page or User Control for a specified duration.

Answer 2

It caches the results and stores them in memory on the server.