buffer

  • 21buffer — [n] safeguard bulwark, bumper, cushion, defense, fender, intermediary, screen, shield, shock absorber; concepts 484,729 …

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  • 22buffer — buffer1 /buf euhr/, n. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on machinery. 3. any …

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  • 23buffer — buff|er1 [ˈbʌfə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(protection)¦ 2¦(railway)¦ 3 buffer zone 4 buffer state 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(person)¦ 7¦(for polishing)¦ 8 run into/hit the buffers ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5, 8; Date: 1800 1900; …

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  • 24Buffer — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Buffer », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Buffer est un mot anglais se traduisant… …

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  • 25buffer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + BUFFER ▪ act as ▪ provide ▪ use sth as BUFFER + NOUN ▪ state, zone …

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  • 26buffer — I UK [ˈbʌfə(r)] / US [ˈbʌfər] noun [countable] Word forms buffer : singular buffer plural buffers * 1) a) something that protects another thing by being between it and something else that could harm it The air bag acts as a buffer between the… …

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  • 27buffer — [[t]bʌ̱fə(r)[/t]] buffers, buffering, buffered 1) N COUNT: oft N against/between n, N n A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other. Keep savings as a buffer against… …

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  • 28buffer — 1 noun (C) 1 PROTECTION something that protects something else: The trees act as a buffer against strong winds. 2 RAILWAY one of the two special metal springs on the front or back of a train or at the end of a railway track to take the shock if… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29buffer — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a device that protects against or reduces the effect of an impact. b Brit. such a device (usu. one of a pair) on the front and rear of a railway vehicle or at the end of a track. 2 Biochem. a substance that maintains the… …

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  • 30Buffer — Puffer, teils synonym Buffer, teils auch Pufferspeicher, steht: in der Wärme und Heiztechnik für eine Masse, die Wärme zwischenspeichert, Puffer (Heiztechnik) in der Elektrotechnik für ein Speichermedium für elektrische Energie, siehe… …

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