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Definition: Buffer |
BufferNoun1. An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH. 2. An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. 3. (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system. 4. A power tool used to buff surfaces. 5. A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact. 6. An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring). Verb1. Add a buffer to; of solutions; "buffered saline solution for the eyes". 2. Protect from impact; "cushion the blow". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "buffer" was first used: 1835. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Buffer 1. An area of memory used for storing messages. Typically, a buffer will have other attributes such as an input pointer (where new data will be written into the buffer), and output pointer (where the next item will be read from) and/or a count of the space used or free. Buffers are used to decouple processes so that the reader and writer may operate at different speeds or on different sized blocks of data. There are many different algorithms for using buffers, e.g. first-in first-out (FIFO or shelf), last-in first-out (LIFO or stack), double buffering (allowing one buffer to be read while the other is being written), cyclic buffer (reading or writing past the end wraps around to the beginning). 2. An electronic device to provide compatibility between two signals, e.g. changing voltage levels or current capability. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Aerospace | In computers: 1. An isolating circuit used to avoid reaction of a driven circuit on the corresponding driving circuit.2. A storage device used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of information or time or occurrence of events when transmitting information from one device to another. (references) |
Archeological | "A substance containing both a weak acid and its conjugal base, used to restrain the acid migration of a material. Acid-free paper products are often buffered" (Buck and Gilmore 1998:360). (references) |
Chemical Industry | In the chemical sense, it is a substance which tends to maintain a constant pH value in the face of concentration changes brought about by dilution or neutralization. Source: European Union. (references) |
Environment | A solution or liquid whose chemical makeup is such that it minimizes changes in pH when acids or bases are added to it. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | A)an area of intergradation between two sympatric species; b)an area uninhabited by a particular species or related species but liable to be inhabited should overpopulation occur. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | Machine used to rasp old tread from the tire. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Buffer of a railway carriage is an apparatus to rebuff or deaden the force of collision. Buffer (A ). A chap. The French bouffer (older form, bauffer) meant to eat, as il bauffera tout seul. If this is the basis of the word, a buffer is one who eats with us, called a Commoner in our universities. "I always said the old buffer would."- Miss Braddon: Lady Audley's Secret. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | In engine driven pump, temporary store used to smooth out information flow between devices, especially between input/output and main processor or core store. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A pile of blasted rock left against or near a face to improve fragmentation and reduce scattering from the next blast b. A substance whose purpose is to maintain a constant hydrogen-ion concentration in water solutions, even when acid or alkalies are adde. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | Another important feature of the CEA design is the incorporation of a buffer in the extension shaft of the CEA. This buffering arrangement, essentially a hollow tube in the extension shaft mating with a buffer piston on the USG base plate, puts the control fingers into tension. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Tends machine that smooths or roughens shoe parts by either of following methods: (1) Holds and presses part against abrasive cylinder that polishes and sands part or against wire roughing wheel to clean and prepare part for cementing. (2) Feeds sole between rubber presser roller and abrasive-covered roller that roughens part for cementing. May feed part into trimming cutter to trim part. May tape parts to protect masked areas during buffing or inking. May grind off rough surfaces from hair side of hides and be designated Hide Buffer (boot & shoe). May be designated according to part buffed, roughened, or sanded as Box-Toe Buffer (boot & shoe). May be designated according to type of material brushed or sanded as Crepe-Sole Scourer (boot & shoe); Crepe-Sole Wire Brusher (boot & shoe). May be designated according to purpose for which part is roughened as Rougher For Cement (boot & shoe). May be designated: Bottom Buffer (boot & shoe); Breast Buffer (boot & shoe); Channel Rougher (boot & shoe); Counter Buffer (boot & shoe); Heel Buffer (boot & shoe); Heel-Emery Buffer (boot & shoe); Heel Sander, Rubber (boot & shoe); Heel-Seat Sander (boot & shoe); Heel Slicker (boot & shoe); Insole Buffer (boot & shoe); Insole Sander (boot & shoe); Joint Sander (boot & shoe); Shank Sander (boot & shoe); Sole Buffer (boot & shoe); Sole Rougher (boot & shoe); Top-Lift Scourer (boot & shoe); Welt Rougher (boot & shoe). (references) |
| Grinds and polishes stone to smooth or lustrous finish, using portable grinding and polishing tool: Selects abrasive wheel according to type of stone, finish specified, or step in finishing process, and attaches wheel to tool, using wrench. Wets stone surface, using hose, and guides rotating wheel over stone to smooth surface. Washes grit from stone, using hose. Moves hand over stone surface to detect uneven areas. Spreads emery powder or other polishing compound on stone, attaches buffing wheel on tool, and guides wheel over stone to polish surface. Rubs stone surfaces that cannot be finished by machine or portable tool with abrasive blocks to smooth or polish stone. When surfacing marble, fills cracks or imperfections in stone with wax that matches color of stone. May be designated according to type of stone polished as Granite Polisher, Hand (stonework); Marble Polisher, Hand (stonework). (references) | |
| Tends machine that buffs unfinished felt or wool hat bodies to raise, smooth, or polish nap: Secures hat block of specified size in chuck of machine, pulls hat body over block, and starts machine. Depresses pedal to rotate block and force hat body against rotating felt, sandpaper, or sharkskin-covered buffing wheels to raise nap or smooth and polish body. Releases pedal to stop machine when buffing is completed and removes body from block. Turns hat body inside out and replaces body on block to buff inside surfaces. May be designated according to type of machine tended as Brim Buffer (hat & cap); Crown Buffer (hat & cap); Hat Buffer, Automatic (hat & cap). (references) | |
| Tends buffing machine that removes rubber from tire body to prepare tire for retreading: Positions tire on holder of machine. Places metal plate against tire and turns bolt to hold plate in place, using wrench. Inflates tire with air. Starts tire rotating and pushes lever that moves tire against abrasive wheel that cuts tread from tire. Turns dial to position buffing wheel against tire. Measures tire to determine size of retreading mold, using tapeline. May apply cement to tire to be retreaded, using brush. May inspect tire casings prior to buffing. (references) | |
| Buffs rubber articles to clean, smooth, repair, trim, or roughen for cementing, using hand or power buffer: Starts buffer and holds article against it, or holds buffing wheel against article. Changes buffing wheel according to operation performed or type of finish required, using wrench. May weigh, sort, and pack articles for further processing or shipping. May be designated according to article buffed as Tire Buffer (rubber tire); White-Sidewall-Tire Buffer (rubber tire). (references) | |
| Polishes parts of assembled smoking pipes: Secures buffing wheel on machine arbor, using wrench. Dips part into polishing compound or applies compound with fingers. Starts machine and guides part against rotating wheel, varying pressure to impart luster and seal pores of briar. May be designated according to part of pipe polished as Bit Tripoler (fabrication, nec); or according to compound used as Lacquer Polisher (fabrication, nec); Shellac Polisher (fabrication, nec). (references) | |
| Removes ridges and rough edges from fiberglass or plastic castings. Holds casting against rotating buffing wheel to grind off ridges. Lifts casting from machine and places it in container. (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | BUFFER. One that steals and kills horses and dogs for their skins; also an inn-keeper: in Ireland it signifies a boxer. BUFFER. A man who takes an oath: generally applied to Jew bail. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Transportation | Sheet of cardboard, plywood or fibreboard used as protection between freight. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In chemistry, a buffer is a solution that maintains the same approximate pH despite the addition of a modest amount of an acid or base by releasing or absorbing H+ ions. Typical buffers are weak acids dissolved in their conjugate base, for example a solution of NH4+ and NH3. A buffer of carbonic acid (H2CO3) and bicarbonate (HCO3-) is present in the human blood stream to maintain a pH between 7.35 and 7.45.
In telecommunication, the term buffer has the following meanings:
1. 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.
Note: Buffers are used for many purposes, such as (a) interconnecting two digital circuits operating at different rates, (b) holding data for use at a later time, (c) allowing timing corrections to be made on a data stream, (d) collecting binary data bits into groups that can then be operated on as a unit, (e) delaying the transit time of a signal in order to allow other operations to occur.
2. To use a buffer or buffers.
3. An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit. Synonym buffer amplifier .
4. In a fiber optic communication cable, one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification.
Note: The buffer may take the form of a miniature conduit, contained within the cable and called a loose buffer, or loose buffer tube, in which one or more fibers may be enclosed, often with a lubricating gel. A tight buffer consists of a polymer coating in intimate contact with the primary coating applied to the fiber during manufacture.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Buffer."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| BUF | English | Buffer | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: BufferSynonyms: buff (n), buffer storage (n), buffer store (n), cowcatcher (n), fender (n), pilot (n), polisher (n), cushion (v), soften (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Defense | Bulletproof vest, armored vest, buffer, corner stone, fender, apron, mask, gauntlet, thimble, carapace, armor, shield, buckler, aegis, breastplate, backplate, cowcatcher, face guard, scutum, cuirass, habergeon, mail, coat of mail, brigandine, hauberk, lorication, helmet, helm, bassinet, salade, heaume, morion, murrion, armet, cabaset, vizor, casquetel, siege cap, headpiece, casque, pickelhaube, vambrace, shako; (dress). |
Hindrance | Beaver dam; trocha; barricade; (defense); wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne; bulkhead, block, buffer; stopper; boom, dam, weir, burrock. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Buffer |
| English words defined with "buffer": buffer solution, Bufferhead, Buffing apparatus ♦ cache ♦ frame buffer ♦ keyboard buffer ♦ memory cache ♦ PBS, phosphate buffer solution, print buffer ♦ starting buffer. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "buffer": blowing your buffer, BOAT BUFFER, PLASTIC, Branch Target Buffer, buffer chuck, buffer factor, buffer overflow ♦ circular buffer ♦ FIFO buffer, first in first out buffer ♦ glass buffer ♦ hardware circular buffer ♦ jump trace buffer ♦ output buffer ♦ PIPE BUFFER, plastic ball buffer, pooled buffer ♦ Translation Look-aside Buffer ♦ WITH NIX THE BUFFER, write buffer. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Buffer" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (buffer, bumper), Dutch (buffer, bumper), French (buffer), Italian (buffer), Spanish (buffer). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | A buffer. Someone in between you and your possible superiors who passed on to you the actual order to kill someone (The Godfather: Part II; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola) Mr. Cici, was there always a buffer involved (The Godfather: Part II; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola) Oh yeah, a buffer. The family had a lot of buffers (The Godfather: Part II; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola) No, it's just that what I am about to say may sound like an insult, so I want to buffer it. (Ally McBeal; writing credit: Henri Vernes) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | (9) color slides show the tip of the Coulter counter in a buffer solution, counting cells in solution. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Biologs ready to be installed as an erosion buffer. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Former Kenco Marine has been purchased by the Muckleshhot Indian Tribe on behalf of the Eliot Bay/ Duwamish River Natural Resource Trustees. The habitat value of the property will be enhanced by removing the structure on the site and pulling back the shoreline to create mudflat, salt marsh, and a riparian buffer habitat for fish and wildlife. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Gentle draft horses were used to transport wood to the sensitive regions of the upper river where heavy machinery would have been inappropriate. The horses were less expensive and worked in conjunction with the spyder to minimize disturbance to the stream bed and riparian buffer areas. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | An upstream small dam, terraces, buffer strips, grass plantings and other conservation measures are part of a project designed to improve the quality of water entering Union Grove Lake in Tama County, Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts. |  | A heavy frost and freeze make a striking scene along a buffer in central Iowa. Credit: Roger Hill. |
 | Wetland adjacent to cropland in eastern South Dakota with a shelterbelt in the background. Grass buffer strip between the field and wetland traps sediment and chemicals as well as slows runoff. Credit: Don Poggensee. |  | Buffer Strips. Credit: USDA. |
 | Wetland and streamside vegetation serves as a buffer to filter excess nutrients from water running off agricultural land. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Soil scientists Harry Pionke (left) and Ron Schnabel examine a switchgrass stand. Relatively small buffer areas not only can protect nearby streams from agricultural pollutants, but also provide habitat for ground-nesting birds and forage for beef cattle. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Container" by Harm Wimmenhove Commentary: "Container planted on the Museumplein in Amsterdam to form a buffer against terrorists around the American Consulate." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Throughout much of the 1990s an intense political debate has taken place over whether Norway should continue to import electricity from other countries, or whether it should build gas-fired power plants to use its own natural gas resources to produce the electricity buffer it requires. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Cyprus | On a case-by-case basis, the Turkish Cypriot authorities allowed some Turkish Cypriots to participate in bicommunal events in and across the buffer zone. (references) |
Cyprus | In May 2000, the Turkish Cypriot authorities eliminated the system of fees imposed in 1998 for crossing the buffer zone, although a $1.55 (1 Cyprus pound) processing fee remained in effect. (references) | |
Cyprus | Turkish Cypriot authorities in the past had approved most applications for Turkish Cypriots to participate in bicommunal meetings in the U.N.-controlled buffer zone, but on December 27, 1997, they suspended Turkish Cypriot participation in these meetings pending a reevaluation of bicommunal activities. (references) | |
Economic History | Cyprus | UN peacekeeping forces maintain a buffer zone between the two sides. (references) |
Afghanistan | In the 19th century, Afghanistan served as a strategic buffer state between czarist Russia and the British Empire in the subcontinent. (references) | |
Georgia | It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cyprus | On December 1, 2000, Greek Cypriot police arrested Omer Gazi Tekogul for possession of 2 kilograms of heroin near the village of Pyla, located in the U.N. buffer zone. (references) |
Cyprus | Also in 1996, Turkish Cypriot civilian police killed a Greek Cypriot demonstrator, who had entered the U.N. buffer zone, and participated in the beating death of another. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Colombia | The U'wa broke off talks with the Government in September 2000, in response to a ruling by the Government's agrarian reform agency authorizing the state oil company to purchase lands to create a buffer zone around the drilling area, and talks remained suspended during the year. (references) |
Political Economy | Cyprus | The two parts are separated by a buffer zone patrolled by UNFICYP. (references) |
Yugoslavia | Under the agreement, the GSZ was created around Kosovo as a buffer zone to minimize the potential for accidental conflict; Yugoslav and Serbian security forces were excluded from the GSZ. The GSZ unintentionally became a safe haven for armed ethnic-Albanian groups, including the insurgency group known as the Liberation Army of Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medvedje (UCPMB). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Buffer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.94% of the time. "Buffer" is used about 685 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.94% | 664 | 9,892 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.92% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.15% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 685 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "buffer": blowing your buffer ♦ branch Target Buffer ♦ buffer action ♦ buffer amplifier ♦ buffer chuck ♦ buffer circuit ♦ buffer country ♦ buffer distance ♦ buffer front ♦ buffer material ♦ buffer memory ♦ buffer overflow ♦ buffer solution ♦ buffer space ♦ buffer state ♦ buffer stock ♦ buffer stocks ♦ buffer stop ♦ buffer storage ♦ buffer storage locations ♦ buffer store ♦ buffer zone ♦ circular buffer ♦ FIFO buffer ♦ first in first out buffer ♦ frame buffer ♦ hardware circular buffer ♦ jump trace buffer ♦ keyboard buffer ♦ output buffer ♦ phosphate buffer solution ♦ pooled buffer ♦ print buffer ♦ starting buffer ♦ write buffer. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "buffer": buffer-based, buffer-containing, buffer-like, buffer-stock, buffer-zone. | |
Ending with "buffer": z-buffer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
buffer | 284 | propane buffer | 16 |
floor buffer | 169 | buffer recoil sks | 15 |
car buffer | 66 | shoes buffer | 15 |
buffer exploit overflow sendmail | 65 | tris buffer | 14 |
buffer recoil | 65 | buffer butt | 14 |
buffer solution | 43 | buffer zone | 13 |
buffer underrun | 39 | baldor buffer | 12 |
michael buffer | 38 | buffer sks | 12 |
orbital buffer | 30 | used floor buffer | 12 |
buffer polisher | 29 | buffer ripa | 11 |
nail buffer | 28 | buffer high speed | 11 |
phosphate buffer | 28 | buffer z | 11 |
buffer overflow | 28 | buffer overrun | 10 |
ph buffer | 28 | electric buffer | 10 |
buffer iraq overflow | 25 | 11 buffer mac recoil | 10 |
ak buffer | 24 | buffer preparation | 10 |
auto buffer | 23 | ak buffer recoil | 10 |
black buffer jack | 22 | 11 buffer mac | 9 |
buffer ruger | 18 | buffer technology | 9 |
buffer soluciones | 16 | buffer hepes | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "buffer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | buffer (bumper). (various references) | |
Albanian | zbutës (emollient, extenuatory, lenitive, mitigatory, palliative, propitiation, propitiator, propitiatory, relaxing, tamer), xhahxo, pajisje lustruese, amortizator (absorber). (various references) | |
Arabic | مصد (stop), مخفف الصدمة, حاجز بين شيئين, عصا الصقل, عجلة التلميع, صقل (buff, burn, burnish, cultivate, enamel, furbish, gloss, glossiness, grind, lacquer, perfect, planish, plume, polish, refine, rumble, scour, shine, sleek, smooth, stone), صاقل (polisher). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | амортизатор (absorber, air cushion, shock absorber), буфер (bolster), полировчик (burnisher, polisher, rubber). (various references) | |
Chinese | 缓冲剂. (various references) | |
Czech | zarážedlo, pufr, nárazník (bumper, fender). (various references) | |
Danish | kofanger (bumper). (various references) | |
Dutch | buffer (bumper), stootkussen (bumper), bumper (bumper). (various references) | |
Esperanto | bufro (bumper). (various references) | |
Farsi | پرداخت کردن (Burnish, Disburse, Give, Scour, Spend), میانگیر, حاءل (Buttress, Guard, Louver, Prop, Shutter, Stanchion, Stay), سپر (Aegis, Fence, Parapet, Shield), ضربت خور. (various references) | |
Finnish | puskuri (bumper). (various references) | |
French | tampon (bumper), tamponner (bump). (various references) | |
German | puffer (buffers, bumper, fender), Zwischenspeicher (cache, fast memory), prellbock (buffer stop, buffers). (various references) | |
Greek | Ενδιάμεση μνήμη (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store), διαχωριστικός χώρος, τάκος (bearer, belaying cleat, bolster, chock, cleat, follower, holing block, planer, scab, shim, spacer, sprag, stop, timber chock), τερματικός αναστολέας, αποσβεστήρας (damper, shock absorber), αποσβεστήρας κρούσεων (shock absorber), αντιμνήμη (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store), αναστολέας (catch, inhibitor, ratchet, ratchet and pawl, ratchet gearing, stop, stopper, wiper), ανακρουστήρας, ασπίδα (asp, scutum, shield), εμπόδιο (barrier, block, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, obtrusion, stumbling block, trammel, trig), ενδιάμεσος χώρος, ενδιάμεση μνήμη (buffering memory, hidden buffer, intermediate memory), δεσμός (affair, bond, link between), Ενδιάμεσος καταχωρητής (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store), ρυθμιστικό διάλυμα, περιοχή προσωρινής μνήμης, πέδη (clog, fetters), πέδικλο (gyve, hobble), προφυλακτήρασ (bumper, fender), μεταβατική ζώνη (interface, semi-pervious zone, transition belt, transition zone, working zone), μνήμη εξισωτικού ταμιευτή (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store), ξύστρα (pencil sharpener, rake, scraper, sharpener), στιλβώτρο, σφήνα (chock, quoin, wedge), σύγκρουση (clash, collision, conflict, crash, crush, impact, percussion, pile-up), ράσπα (rasp), ρυθμιστής του pH, ρυθμιστήσ (adjuster, governor, modulator, regulator), εξουδετερώτησ (neutralizer). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מכשיר לטוש, חוצץ, כליקול, בלם רתיעה, סופג הלם. (various references) | |
Hungarian | lökhárító (bumper, fender). (various references) | |
Indonesian | boper, penyangga (buttress), menyangga (absorb, buttress, prop), menopang (buttress, sustain, underlay, underset, upbear, uphold). (various references) | |
Italian | tampone (pad, pledget, plug, stopper, swab, swob, tampon, tent, wad), Respingente (bumper), memoria tampone (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store), buffer (buffer memory, buffer storage, buffer store). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 緩衝器 (shock absorber), バッチ処理 (Bach, bad mark, bat, batch processing, batman, battery, batting, batting average, batting cage, batting center, batting order, batting practice pitcher, boat, buffalo, buffer stock, buffered, buffering, butting, having a time or schedule conflict, intruding on someone else's turf, vat). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | バッファー , バッファ , かんしょうき (shock absorber). (various references) | |
Korean | 완충기. (various references) | |
Manx | eddyr-ghoaillee (intermediary). (various references) | |
Norwegian | støtfanger (bumper, fender). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ufferbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | amortecedor (absorber, bumper, cushion, muffler, pad, shock absorber). (various references) | |
Romanian | tampon (cushion, pad, plug, plugging, tampon, wad, Wick), nãtãrãu (calf, donkey, fool, goofy, jay, sheep, sheepish, simpleton, witless), amortizor (bumper, damper, fender, shock). (various references) | |
Russian | буфер (buf, bumper, shock absorber). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ublaživač (softener), pufer, amortizer (shock absorber). (various references) | |
Spanish | parachoques (bumper, fender), tope (buffer stop, bumper guard, bumping post, ceiling, check, lock, masthead, stop, target, top, topmast), amortiguador (absorber, air cushion, muffler, shock absorber, shock-absorber). (various references) | |
Swedish | buffert (fender). (various references) | |
Thai | ใส่สารบัฟเฟอร์, เครื่องรับน้ำหนักกระแทก, เครื่องขัดเงา, รับน้ำหนักกระแทก. (various references) | |
Turkish | tampon ile korumak, tampon (bumper, cushion, fender, packing, shock absorber, tampon, wad), korumak (charm, cocoon, conserve, convoy, cover, defend, embosom, embower, encourage, escort, fence, guard, indemnify, keep, keep guard, maintain, patronize, preserve, protect, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shade, shelter, shield, spare, sponsor, vindicate, ward). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | собака (canine, dog, hound), амортизатор (air cushion, damper), буфер (bolster), полірувальник (burnisher, polisher). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tăng đệm, cái giảm xóc. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old French | 900-1400 | buffe. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "buffer": buffered, buffering, buffers. (additional references) | |
Words containing "buffer": unbuffered. (additional references) | |
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"Buffer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: baffe, bcfe, bifar, Boffa, boffes, Boiffard, bouffe, bouffer, bufe, bufer, Buffard, Buffarot, buffay, buffe, buffea, buffel, Buffery, buffi, Buffie, buffler, buffr, Buffum, bufler, Buzfuz, guffbry, Huffer, Jufer, Kuffer, uffr. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "buffer" (pronounced bu"fer) |
| 3 | -u" f er | duffer, puffer, rougher, snuffer, stuffer, suffer, tougher. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rebuff. | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-f-f-r-u" | |
-1 letter: ruffe. | |
-2 letters: buff, rube, ruff. | |
-3 letters: bur, eff, fer, feu, fub, fur, reb, ref, rub, rue, urb. | |
-4 letters: be, ef, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-f-f-r-u" | |
+1 letter: bluffer, buffers, buffier, rebuffs. | |
+2 letters: bluffers, buffered, buffeter, rebuffed. | |
+3 letters: buffering, buffeters, febrifuge, rebuffing. | |
+4 letters: breadstuff, buffoonery, febrifuges, sufferable, sufferably, unbuffered. | |
+5 letters: breadstuffs. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Abbreviations 16. Acronyms | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Bibliography |
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