buffer

buffer
buffer uff"er (b[u^]f"[~e]r), v. t. (Chem.) to add a buffer[5] to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity. [PJC]

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  • Buffer — can refer to: * Buffer state, a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them * Buffer zone, any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized *… …   Wikipedia

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  • buffer — /báfer/ s. n. (inform.) Zonă de memorie centrală a unui ordinator, intermediar de stocaj pentru informaţiile transmise de la un organ la altul. (< fr. buffer) Trimis de raduborza, 04.06.2006. Sursa: MDN  BUFFER BÉFĂR/ s. n. (inform.) zonă de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Buffer — Buff er (b[u^]f [ e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • buffer — (izg. bȁfer) m <N mn bȁferi> DEFINICIJA inform. vrsta memorije u računalu koja se koristi za privremeno pohranjivanje podataka dok se prenosi od jedne jedinice do druge; međumemorija, međuspremnik SINTAGMA buffer zona vojn. tampon zona… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • buffer — ► NOUN 1) (buffers) Brit. projecting shock absorbing pistons at the end of a railway track or on a railway vehicle. 2) a person or thing that reduces a shock or forms a barrier between adversaries. 3) (also buffer solution) Chemistry a solution… …   English terms dictionary

  • buffer — buffer1 [buf′ər] n. [ BUFF1, vt. + ER] 1. a person who buffs or polishes 2. a buffing wheel, stick, block, or cloth buffer2 [buf′ər] n. [ BUFF2, v. + …   English World dictionary

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