English > buffer storage: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system. |
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| Synonyms | buffer, buffer store |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Part of | random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory | The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on |
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| Narrower | cache, memory cache | (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated |
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| frame buffer | (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel |
| keyboard buffer | A buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them |
| print buffer | A buffer that stores data until the printer / printer is ready |
| Broader | memory device, storage device | A device that preserves information for retrieval |
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| Spanish | búfer, buffer, memoria intermedia |
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| Catalan | búfer, memòria intermèdia |
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