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Buffer   /bˈəfər/   Listen
Buffer

noun
1.
(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH.
2.
A neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict.  Synonym: buffer zone.
3.
An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track.  Synonyms: cowcatcher, fender, pilot.
4.
(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.  Synonyms: buffer storage, buffer store.
5.
A power tool used to buff surfaces.  Synonym: polisher.
6.
A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact.  Synonym: fender.
7.
An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring).  Synonym: buff.
verb
1.
Add a buffer (a solution).
2.
Protect from impact.  Synonyms: cushion, soften.


Buff

adjective
1.
Of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather.



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"Buffer" Quotes from Famous Books



... been a renewal of Turkey's vigor and prestige; then again its situation has been rendered yet more precarious. It has been a buffer between the clashing interests of the great powers. Speaking of Turkey's difficult position in this respect, the London Fortnightly Review, May, 1915, expressed a common ...
— Our Day - In the Light of Prophecy • W. A. Spicer
... come on all right," answered the batteryman, with easy assurance. "Maybe he has gone round by the road. Even if he hasn't, I've seen him make that in one jump many a time. He's an active old buffer ...
— From the Ranks • Charles King
... when the sheriff was on the point of putting him through a rigid cross-examination. The young lawyer's retirement from the scene, coupled with the Sloane family's retaining the celebrated detective, Jefferson Hastings, as a buffer against any questioning of the Sloanehurst people, has given Society, here and in Virginia, a topic for discussion of ...
— No Clue - A Mystery Story • James Hay
... considerably older than her husband, that good woman has become prematurely short-sighted and deaf. This being so, she sits in a corner, not inappropriately, to act the part of grandmother to the players, and to serve as an occasional buffer to such of the children ...
— The Lonely Island - The Refuge of the Mutineers • R.M. Ballantyne
... specified a large sum in his will to be appropriated to the purpose of erecting convenient alms-houses for the poor; but bethinking himself of the possibility that his life might be extended to a distant period, and that in the meantime the poor would continue to buffer, and many of them perish without the projected aid, he became the instant executor of his own will, and lived for years to be a gratified witness of that comfort which must otherwise have been so long delayed. It is descriptive of the "good ...
— Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II • Francis Augustus Cox


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