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Definition of Buffer

Buffer

  1. An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
  2. A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus.
  3. One who polishes with a buff.
  4. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
  5. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man.

Buffer Quotations

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
Toni Morrison

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.
Kevin Costner

The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.
Michael Mandelbaum

But that's not enough: To maintain energy security, one needs a supply system that provides a buffer against shocks. It needs large, flexible markets. And it's important to acknowledge the fact that the entire energy supply chain needs to be protected.
Daniel Yergin

Although computer memory is no longer expensive, there's always a finite size buffer somewhere. When a big piece of news arrives, everybody sends a message to everybody else, and the buffer fills.
Benoit Mandelbrot
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Buffer Translations

buffer in Afrikaans is buffer
buffer in Danish is kofanger
buffer in Dutch is buffer, bumper, stootkussen
buffer in French is tampon, buffer, pare-choc
buffer in German is Zwischenspeicher, Puffer, Puffer
buffer in Portuguese is amortecedor
buffer in Spanish is pulidor, parachoques
buffer in Swedish is buffert

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