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# buffer

noun (a buffer, buffers); verb (buffer, buffers, buffered, buffering)

«buffer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something that protects one thing from another or softens a hit or shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#m1)
2. Springs or pads on the end of a train or at the end of a railway track that soften a crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#m2)
3. (computing) An area of memory where data is stored for a short time; «buffering» is when a video waits to load. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#m3)
4. (science) A solution that keeps acidity (pH) from changing much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#m4)
5. (UK, informal) An old-fashioned man, often silly: «an old buffer». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children see «buffering...» when videos stop. In geography, a buffer zone keeps two sides or a wild area apart. In science, buffers keep blood or ponds at a steady pH. Phrase: buffer zone, act as a buffer.

### Examples

- The video keeps buffering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x1)
- The train hit the buffers at the end of the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x2)
- Trees act as a buffer against wind and noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x3)
- The UN keeps a buffer zone between the two armies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x4)
- Savings are a buffer against hard times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x5)
- The old buffer next door tells long stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/#x6)

### Note

Countable. «Buffering» as a verb is usually about videos and internet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buffer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buffer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffer.html) on Mova free.