buffer
noun (1)
buff·er
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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.