buffer
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈbʌfər/
- Specialized
:
búfer
- The program automatically allocates a buffer to store incoming data before processing it.
- buffer size
- instruction buffer
- buffer cache
We're not telling scanf how big this buffer is, which means even if buffer were a legit a pointer, we're saying scanf put a string here.
- We're not telling scanf how big this buffer is, which means even if buffer were a legit a pointer, we're saying scanf put a string here.
- If the CPU were to respond to that interrupt too quickly, which is what we saw in Linux, there's a chance that the data won't be in the drive's buffer yet.
Examples
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Internet researchers and engineers had to advocate for sufficiently large buffers to avoid this poor network utilization.
Academic text (2012) -
The PLL and central clock buffer are both located near the center of the chip.
Academic text (1999) -
And so a channel is just a buffer, right?
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If we remove it, this is just a simple buffer that sends the same state to the output.
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And finally, I increased the size of both the send and receive buffers to their maximum.
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" This is the last bit of data left in the buffer of the captain's log," Ray explained.
Fiction book (1999) -
Also, resource bugs (such as buffer overflows) often show up only at scale.
Academic text (2011) -
Device-driver ring buffers need careful management, as do all other buffers in operating systems.
Academic text (2012) -
The instruction buffers are increased from four 32-byte buffers in G4 to six 32-byte buffers in G5.
Academic text (1999) -
In computing, a buffer temporarily holds data during transfer between devices to manage differences in speed.
Synonyms
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A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker
A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
Compounds
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A small neutral country between two larger rival countries that reduces the risk of war
- Specialized
A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests
- Specialized
A liquid that keeps acidity about the same when acids or bases are added
- Specialized
A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that stores keys you press until the computer reads them
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Morphology
Etymology
Buffer comes from the old word buff and the idea of a 'cushion' that takes a hit. In computing, a buffer is a temporary 'cushion' of memory between fast and slow parts, which helps prevent data problems.