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buffer
noun(buff-er)
fellow, man; especially : an old man
buffer
noun(buff-er)
any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact
buffer
noun(buff-er)
a means or device used as a cushion against the shock of fluctuations in business or financial activity
buffer
noun(buff-er)
something that serves as a protective barrier: such as
buffer
verb(buff-er)
to lessen the shock of : cushion
buffer
verb(buff-er)
to treat (something, such as an acid solution) with a buffer; also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid
buffer
verb(buff-er)
to collect (data) in a buffer
buffer
noun(buff-er)
one that buffs
buffer
noun(buff-er)
a usually neutral state lying between two larger potentially rival powers
buffer
noun(buff-er)
a neutral area separating conflicting forces; broadly : an area designed to separate

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