Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: buffer storage
  1. (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
    - buffer, buffer store

Derived forms: buffer storages

Type of: memory device, storage device

Part of: RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory

Nearest

buffalo wing
buffalofish
buff-brown
buff-colored
buff-coloured
buffel grass
buffer
buffer country
buffer solution
buffer state
buffer storage
buffer store
buffer zone
buffered aspirin
Bufferin
buffet
buffet car
buffeted
buffeting
buffing wheel
bufflehead