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buffers

The correct spelling is buffers.

How to pronounce buffers

noun

Say it like: Buf-fer-s

The correct spelling is buffers. Someone or something that buffs.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Someone or something that buffs.
  2. 2.A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.
  3. 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. 4.(mechanical) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
  5. 5.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.

verb

  1. 1.To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
  2. 2.To store data in memory temporarily.
  3. 3.To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.

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