Buffer 40821 223338283 2008-07-03T17:14:44Z 64.30.5.114 {{Wiktionarypar|buffer}} '''Buffer''' can refer to: * [[Buffer state]], a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them * [[Buffer zone]], any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized * [[Buffer (rail transport)]], a device that cushions the impact of vehicles against each other * [[Buffer stop]] (''bumper'' in U.S.), a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track * [[Recoil buffer]], an accessory for firearms, to cushion the impact of recoil * [[Buffer (navy)]], the colloquial term for the senior seaman sailor in a (British Commonwealth) Navy ship * [[Buffer wheel]], a wheel attached to a motor similar to a pedestal grinder used to smooth and polish metals and other materials * Film loop, isolates intermittent motion in a [[Movie projector#Film loop|movie projector]] * [[Buff (MMORPG terminology)]], in MMORPG gaming, abilities which enhance other character's abilities '''People''': * [[Bruce Buffer]], sports announcer * [[Michael Buffer]], sports announcer * [[Bob "Buffer" Laidman]], Systems Engineer In '''physical science''': * [[Buffer solution]], a solution which resists change of pH upon addition of small amounts of acid or base, or upon dilution * [[Buffering agent]], the weak acid or weak base in a buffer solution * [[Buffer gas]], an inert or nonflammable gas * [[Lysis buffer]], in biochemistry, a destructor of cell membranes that enables analysis of the compounds within * [[Mineral redox buffer]], a mineral assemblage which stabilises oxidation state in natural rock systems In '''electronics''' and '''computer science''': * [[Data buffer]], memory used to temporarily store output or input data * [[Buffer (telecommunication)]], a routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data between devices * [[Framebuffer]] * [[Optical buffer]], a device that stores optically transmitted data without converting it to the electrical domain * [[Buffer amplifier]] (also sometimes simply called a '''buffer'''), an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications * [[Buffer (optical fiber)]], a component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers in a fiber optic communication cable {{disambig}} [[da:Buffer]] [[de:Puffer]] [[es:Buffer]] [[fr:Buffer]] [[he:Buffer]] [[nl:Buffer]] [[ja:バッファー]] [[ko:버퍼]] [[pl:Bufor]] [[ru:Буфер]] [[sv:Buffert]]