plural buffers
1
: any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact
2
: a means or device used as a cushion against the shock of fluctuations in business or financial activity
3
: something that serves as a protective barrier: such as
a
b
: a person who shields another especially from annoying routine matters
c
4
: a substance capable in solution of neutralizing both acids and bases and thereby maintaining the original acidity or basicity of the solution
also
: a solution containing such a substance
5
: a section of computer memory for temporarily storing information
especially
: one that accepts information at one rate and delivers it at another
The streaming video feed continues to download into the buffer while the computer starts playing the movie.
buffered; buffering
ˈbə-f(ə-)riŋ
; buffers
1
: to lessen the shock of : cushion
2
: to treat (something, such as an acid solution) with a buffer
also
: to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid
3
: to collect (data) in a buffer
plural buffers
: someone or something that buffs
especially
: a machine that cleans and polishes
a floor buffer
plural buffers
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