buffer
Definition
Small amount of memory used for temporary storage of data, usually to compensate for differences in processing or transmitting speeds of two connected devices, such as a computer and a printer. It serves as a reservoir in which the higher speed device (computer) dumps the data which is then 'trickled' to the slower one (printer). Buffering is also required where a constant high bit rate has to be maintained, such as in compress-decompression process used in transmission or playing of audio/video files. See also cache.
buffer is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security, Data Management, Communications, & Networks and Information Science & Technology subjects.
buffer appears in the definitions of the following terms: dividend equalization reserve, safety stock, debt to worth ratio, decoupling stock, cash to sales ratio and cache
buffer appears in the other term: buffer stock
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