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Definition of Buffer |
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Buffer
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. A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus. One who polishes with a buff. A wheel for buffing; a buff. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. Related Definitions: An, Apparatus, As, At, Blow, Bodies, Buff, Buffer, By, Called, Car, Caused, Collision, Cushion, Deadening, Elastic, Elderly, End, Fellow, Fender, For, Forming, Good-Humored, Jar, Man, Of, One, Or, Pad, Railroad, Said, Slow-Witted, Sometimes, The, Wheel, Which, Who, With |
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Buffer Quotations
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. Toni Morrison 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 I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice. Kevin Costner And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish. Umberto Guidoni 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 The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges. Wayne Allard It's probably fair to say that the ratio of time our Connector developers spend in the debugger versus the Emacs buffer is higher than with most software. Nat Friedman I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company. Jerry Harrison |
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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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