buffer

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noun (1)

buff·er ˈbə-fər How to pronounce buffer (audio)

plural buffers

: any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact

: a means or device used as a cushion against the shock of fluctuations in business or financial activity

: something that serves as a protective barrier: such as

: buffer state

: a person who shields another especially from annoying routine matters

: mediator sense 1

: 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

: 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

ˈbə-fərd

adjective

buffer

2 of 4

verb

buffered; buffering ˈbə-f(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce buffer (audio)

; buffers

transitive verb

: to lessen the shock of : cushion

: to treat (something, such as an acid solution) with a buffer

also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid

: to collect (data) in a buffer

buffer

3 of 4

noun (2)

plural buffers

: someone or something that buffs

especially : a machine that cleans and polishes

a floor buffer

buffer

4 of 4

noun (3)

plural buffers

British slang

: fellow, man

a jolly buffer

especially : an old man

And now that I'm an old crock and he's an old buffer, we have our daily skirmishes—he wants the window closed, I want it open.

Fiona Cooper

Medical Definition

buffer 1 of 2

noun

buff·er ˈbəf-ər How to pronounce buffer (audio)

: 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

: buffer solution

buffer

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer

also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid

buffering 1 of 2

adjective

as in softening

Synonyms & Similar Words

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softening
cushioning
clement
emollient
lenient
easy
merciful
smooth
compassionate
soothing
pacific
slick
placid
calm
tranquil
sleek
light
serene
quiet
peaceful
gentle
mild
benign
mellow
bland
soft
nonabrasive
delicate
tender
balmy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

caustic
hard
intense
coarse
harsh
abrasive
severe
powerful
rough
stern
violent
exquisite
fierce
irritating
scathing
savage
forceful
strong
forcible
ungentle
rugged
roughened
roughening
stiff
abrading
oppressive
grim
rude
pitiless
tyrannical
gruff
tyrannic
heavy-handed

buffering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of buffer

as in cushioning

to lessen the shock of during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

softening
cushioning
mitigating
modulating
alleviating
tempering
dampening
relieving
moderating
deadening
lightening
baffling
dulling
obtunding
gentling
allaying
easing
assuaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

intensifying
sharpening
heightening

单词	buffering
释义	buffer 1 of 4 noun (1) buff·er ˈbə-fər 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 : 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. buffered ˈbə-fərd adjective buffer 2 of 4 verb buffered; buffering ˈbə-f(ə-)riŋ ; buffers transitive verb 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 3 of 4 noun (2) plural buffers : someone or something that buffs especially : a machine that cleans and polishes a floor buffer buffer 4 of 4 noun (3) plural buffers British slang : fellow, man a jolly buffer especially : an old man And now that I'm an old crock and he's an old buffer, we have our daily skirmishes—he wants the window closed, I want it open. Fiona Cooper Synonyms Noun (1) broker conciliator go-between honest broker interceder intercessor intermediary intermediate interposer mediator middleman peacemaker Verb cushion gentle soften See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The trees help buffer the house from the hot summer sun. The wall buffers the noise of the traffic. Word History Etymology Noun (1) buff, verb, to react like a soft body when struck Noun (3) origin unknown First Known Use Noun (1) 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1854, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 1749, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing buffer buffer state buffer zone buffer state buffer zone Medical Definition buffer 1 of 2 noun buff·er ˈbəf-ər 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 2 of 2 transitive verb : to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid buffering 1 of 2 adjective as in softening Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance softening cushioning clement emollient lenient easy merciful smooth compassionate soothing pacific slick placid calm tranquil sleek light serene quiet peaceful gentle mild benign mellow bland soft nonabrasive delicate tender balmy Antonyms & Near Antonyms caustic hard intense coarse harsh abrasive severe powerful rough stern violent exquisite fierce irritating scathing savage forceful strong forcible ungentle rugged roughened roughening stiff abrading oppressive grim rude pitiless tyrannical gruff tyrannic heavy-handed See More buffering 2 of 2 verb present participle of buffer as in cushioning to lessen the shock of during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain Synonyms & Similar Words softening cushioning mitigating modulating alleviating tempering dampening relieving moderating deadening lightening baffling dulling obtunding gentling allaying easing assuaging Antonyms & Near Antonyms intensifying sharpening heightening
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buffer

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

noun (3)

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Phrases Containing buffer

Medical Definition

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