keyboard buffer
- noun
- Specialized
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buffer de teclado
- When too many keys are pressed quickly, the keyboard buffer may overflow and some characters will be lost.
Examples
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Clearing the keyboard buffer can prevent unwanted input from being processed accidentally.
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The keyboard buffer stores your keystrokes temporarily.
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The software reads input from the keyboard buffer instead of waiting for the user to press a key.
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Every time you type, the keyboard buffer captures the input.
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The software reads input from the keyboard buffer instead of waiting for the user to press a key.
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When too many keys are pressed quickly, the keyboard buffer may overflow and some characters will be lost.
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Clearing the keyboard buffer can prevent unwanted input from being processed accidentally.
Synonyms
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A place in a computer that holds data temporarily while it moves
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines the literal senses of 'keyboard' (the device/input source) and 'buffer' (a temporary memory area), so the meaning 'temporary area storing keystrokes' is directly derivable from its parts. This follows ordinary noun–noun composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Keyboard buffer comes from a simple image: a keyboard is where you press keys and a buffer is like a short holding box that keeps those key presses. So it is a small place in the computer that holds your typed keys until the program can read them, which is why it means 'a temporary area that stores key presses'.