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Noun: buffer storage
  1. (computing) 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