Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 208815 6755553 2009-06-10T03:21:42Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:et:buffer]] {{wikipedia|dab=buffer}} ==English== ===Etymology=== {{suffix|buff|er}} {{etystub}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈbʌfə(ɹ)/}}, {{SAMPA|/"bVf@(r)/}} *: {{rhymes|ʌfə(r)}} * {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ˈbʌfɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/"bVf@`/}} *: {{audio|en-us-buffer.ogg|Audio (US)}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # Someone or something that [[buff]]s. # {{chemistry}} A [[solution]] used to [[stabilize]] the [[pH]] (acidity) of a [[liquid]]. # {{computing}} A portion of [[memory]] set aside to store [[data]], often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device. # (''mechanical'') Anything used to maintain [[slack]] or [[isolate]] different objects. # {{telecommunications}} A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. # {{rail}} A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them. # {{rail}} The metal barrier to help prevent trains from running off the end of the track. # An [[isolating]] [[circuit]], often an [[amplifier]], used to minimize the [[influence]] of a driven circuit on the driving circuit. # In international relations, a buffer [[zone]] (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|portion of memory in computing}} * Chinese: * Croatian: {{t-|hr|međuspremnik|m}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|puhver}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|puskuri}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|tampon|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Puffer|m}} * Icelandic: [[biðminni]] {{n}} * Mandarin: {{zh-ts|緩衝器|缓冲器}} ([[huǎnchōngqì]]) {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|buffer}} # To use a buffer or buffers; to [[isolate]] or minimize the effects of one thing on another. # {{computing}} To store data in memory temporarily. ===Adjective=== '''buffer''' # {{comparative of|[[buff]]}} ===Related terms=== * [[buffer lass]] * [[buffer up]] * [[buffer zone]] [[Category:Operations]] [[ar:buffer]] [[et:buffer]] [[fr:buffer]] [[ko:buffer]] [[io:buffer]] [[id:buffer]] [[hu:buffer]] [[pl:buffer]] [[fi:buffer]] [[ta:buffer]] [[tr:buffer]] [[vi:buffer]] [[zh:buffer]]