- an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
- any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, especially on machinery.
- any intermediate or intervening shield or device reducing the danger of interaction between two machines, chemicals, electronic components, etc.
- a person or thing that shields and protects against annoyance, harm, hostile forces, etc., or that lessens the impact of a shock or reversal.
- any reserve moneys, negotiable securities, legal procedures, etc., that protect a person, organization, or country against financial ruin.
- buffer state.
- an animal population that becomes the prey of a predator that usually feeds on a different species.
- a storage device for temporarily holding data until the computer is ready to receive or process the data, as when a receiving unit has an operating speed lower than that of the unit feeding data to it.
- a circuit with a single output activated by one or more of several inputs.
- Chemistry.
- any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution.
- a solution containing such a substance.
- to treat with a buffer.
- to cushion, shield, or protect.
- to lessen the adverse effect of; ease: The drug buffered his pain.
- to temporarily save (data) before actively accessing it so that it can be loaded at a rapid or uniform rate: Give the app time to buffer the audio when you are streaming music.You’ll get a load screen while the game buffers those high-resolution graphics.
- a device for polishing or buffing, as a buff stick or buff wheel.
- a worker who uses such a device.
- a foolish or incompetent person.
- a fellow; man.
- a chief boatswain's mate in the British navy.
- one of a pair of spring-loaded steel pads attached at both ends of railway vehicles and at the end of a railway track to reduce shock due to contact
- a person or thing that lessens shock or protects from damaging impact, circumstances, etc
- chem
- an ionic compound, usually a salt of a weak acid or base, added to a solution to resist changes in its acidity or alkalinity and thus stabilize its pH
- a solution containing such a compound
- a memory device for temporarily storing data
- an isolating circuit used to minimize the reaction between a driving and a driven circuit
- short for buffer state
- to finish or be stopped, esp unexpectedly
- to insulate against or protect from shock; cushion
- to add a buffer to (a solution)
- any device used to shine, polish, etc; buff
- a person who uses such a device
- a stupid or bumbling man (esp in the phrase old buffer)
