buffer
/ˈbʌfəɹ/ verb C1- To use a buffer or buffers; to attempt to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing or another.
- To queue up (an input) so that it is performed immediately once it is possible. · Some games let you buffer jumps—if you hold the jump button mid-air, your character will jump as soon as they touch the ground.
- To store (data) in memory temporarily while it is awaiting processing.
- To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.
He/she/it buffers · Past buffered · Past participle buffered · -ing form buffering
Verb forms
- Base form
- buffer
- He/she/it
- buffers
- Past
- buffered
- Past participle
- buffered
- -ing form
- buffering
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