Text buffer may refer to:
* In programming:
** a part of video adapter's memory in a
text mode;
** a backup (or mirror, or emulation) of that part in the system RAM, see e.g.
virtual console.
* In
text editors:
** same as
clipboard (software)
The clipboard is a buffer that some operating systems provide for short-term storage and transfer within and between application programs. The clipboard is usually temporary and unnamed, and its contents reside in the computer's RAM.
The clipboard ...
, but for text only.
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