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Meaning of buffers

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buffers

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that buffs.

  2. A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.

  3. 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.

  4. (mechanical) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.

verb

Definitions

  1. To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.

  2. To store data in memory temporarily.

  3. To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.