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Origin and Etymology of buffer
origin unknown
Definition of buffer
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 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 temporary storage unit (as in a computer);
especially
: one that accepts information at one rate and delivers it at another
Origin and Etymology of buffer
buff, verb, to react like a soft body when struck
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First Known Use: 1835
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearExamples of buffer in a Sentence
The trees help buffer the house from the hot summer sun.
The wall buffers the noise of the traffic.
First Known Use of buffer
1845
Other Biochemistry Terms
First Known Use of buffer
1854
BUFFER Defined for English Language Learners
buffer
Definition of buffer for English Language Learners
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: to protect (something) from something
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: to lessen the harmful effects of (something)
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computers : to put (something, such as data) in a buffer
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of buffer
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: 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
medical Definition of buffer
: to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer;
also
: to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid
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