buff·er | \ ˈbə-fər 
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\Definition of buffer (Entry 2 of 4)
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 : buffer state
b : a person who shields another especially from annoying routine matters
c : mediator sense 1
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.
buffer
verbbuffered; buffering\ ˈbə-f(ə-)riŋ \
\Definition of buffer (Entry 3 of 4)
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
buffer
noun (3)Definition of buffer (Entry 4 of 4)
: one that buffs
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Noun (2)
buffered \ ˈbə-fərd \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms for buffer
Synonyms: Noun (2)
- broker,
- conciliator,
- go-between,
- honest broker,
- interceder,
- intercessor,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- interposer,
- mediator,
- middleman,
- peacemaker
Synonyms: Verb
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buffer
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of buffer
: to protect (something) from something
: to lessen the harmful effects of (something)
computers : to put (something, such as data) in a buffer
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buffer
nounbuff·er | \ ˈbəf-ər \
\Medical Definition of buffer
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a substance or mixture of substances (as bicarbonates and some proteins in biological fluids) that in solution tends to stabilize the hydrogen-ion concentration by neutralizing within limits both acids and bases
2 : buffer solution
buffer
transitive verbMedical Definition of buffer (Entry 2 of 2)
: to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid
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The first known use of buffer was in 1749
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