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

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noun (2)

plural buffers

: someone or something that buffs

especially : a machine that cleans and polishes

a floor buffer

buffer

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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

buffers 1 of 2

noun

plural of buffer

as in mediators

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement it took a friend serving as a buffer between the feuding siblings to get them to speak to one another again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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mediators
intermediates
intermediaries
brokers
negotiators
negotiants
liaisons
proxies
honest brokers
ambassadors
agents
middlemen
conciliators
interceders
intercessors
peacemakers
interposers
referees
attorneys
delegates
representatives
envoys
messengers
reconcilers
moderators
advisers
factors
go-betweens
umpires
judges
pacificators
interferers
troubleshooters
arbitrators
deputies
advisors
arbiters
counselors
bargainers
emissaries
pacifiers
media
appeasers
counsellors
meddlers
mediums
procurators
legates
busybodies

as in pads

something that serves as a protective barrier the excelsior acts as an additional buffer for the marble bust during shipping

Synonyms & Similar Words

pads
shields
cushions
bumpers
fenders
barricades
cushionings
cocoons
safeguards
paddings
baffles
mufflers
cordons

buffers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of buffer

as in cushions

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

cushions
softens
mitigates
alleviates
baffles
moderates
modulates
gentles
tempers
obtunds
deadens
dulls
dampens
allays
relieves
lightens
eases
assuages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

intensifies
heightens
sharpens

单词	buffers
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 buffers 1 of 2 noun plural of buffer 1 as in mediators one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement it took a friend serving as a buffer between the feuding siblings to get them to speak to one another again Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mediators intermediates intermediaries brokers negotiators negotiants liaisons proxies honest brokers ambassadors agents middlemen conciliators interceders intercessors peacemakers interposers referees attorneys delegates representatives envoys messengers reconcilers moderators advisers factors go-betweens umpires judges pacificators interferers troubleshooters arbitrators deputies advisors arbiters counselors bargainers emissaries pacifiers media appeasers counsellors meddlers mediums procurators legates busybodies 2 as in pads something that serves as a protective barrier the excelsior acts as an additional buffer for the marble bust during shipping Synonyms & Similar Words pads shields cushions bumpers fenders barricades cushionings cocoons safeguards paddings baffles mufflers cordons buffers 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of buffer as in cushions to lessen the shock of during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain Synonyms & Similar Words cushions softens mitigates alleviates baffles moderates modulates gentles tempers obtunds deadens dulls dampens allays relieves lightens eases assuages Antonyms & Near Antonyms intensifies heightens sharpens
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