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| Shopping | The largest selection of BUFFER products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| NOUN | 1 | buffer | An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH |
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| 2 | buffer, fender, cowcatcher, pilot | An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | |
| 3 | buffer, buffer storage, buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device | |
| 4 | buffer, polisher | A power tool used to buff surfaces | |
| 5 | buffer, fender | A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact | |
| 6 | buffer, buff | An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block | |
| VERB | 1 | buffer | Add a buffer (a solution) |
| 2 | buffer, cushion, soften | Protect from impact |
| Sounds | bah'fer |
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| Rhymes | aquifer, autobiographer, biographer, and 51 more rhymes in fer... |
| Meaning | An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH. |
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| Substance of | buffer solution |
| Broader | compound, chemical compound |
| Verbs | buffer |
| Meaning | An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. |
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| Synonyms | fender, cowcatcher, pilot |
| Part of | locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
| Broader | framework, frame, framing |
| Meaning | (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. |
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| Synonyms | buffer storage, buffer store |
| Part of | random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory |
| Category | computer science, computing |
| Broader | memory device, storage device |
| Narrower | cache, memory cache; frame buffer; keyboard buffer; print buffer |
| Meaning | A power tool used to buff surfaces. |
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| Synonyms | polisher |
| Parts | buffing wheel |
| Broader | power tool |
| Verbs | buff |
| Meaning | A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact. |
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| Synonyms | fender |
| Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar |
| Broader | device |
| Verbs | buffer |
| Meaning | An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block. Used for polishing (as in manicuring). |
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| Synonyms | buff |
| Broader | implement |
| Verbs | buff |
| Meaning | Add a buffer (a solution). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "buffered saline solution for the eyes" |
| Broader | modify |
| Nouns | buffer |
| Meaning | Protect from impact. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | cushion, soften |
| Broader | modify |
| Nouns | buffer |
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