Buffer may refer to:
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Buffer gas
Buffer may refer to:
Science
* Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas
* Buffer solution, a solution used to prevent changes in pH
* Lysis buffer, in cell biology
* Metal ion buffer
* Mineral redox buffer, in geology
Technology and engineering
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, an inert or nonflammable gas
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Buffer solution
A buffer solution is a solution where the pH does not change significantly on dilution or if an acid or base is added at constant temperature. Its pH changes very little when a small amount of strong acid or base is added to it. Buffer solution ...
, a solution used to prevent changes in pH
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Lysis buffer, in cell biology
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Metal ion buffer
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Mineral redox buffer, in geology
Technology and engineering
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Buffer (GIS), a zone around a map feature
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Buffer (optical fiber), a component of a fiber optic cable
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Buffer (rail transport)
A buffer is a part of the buffers and chain coupler system used on the railway systems of many countries, among them most of those in Europe, for attaching railway vehicles together (in North America, rolling stock instead has draft gear built ...
, a device that cushions impacts between vehicles
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Buffer amplifier
In electronics, a buffer amplifier is a unity gain amplifier that copies a signal from one circuit to another while transforming its electrical impedance to provide a more ideal source (with a ''lower'' output impedance for a voltage buffer or ...
, an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications
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Buffer stop
A buffer stop, bumper, bumping post, bumper block or stopblock (US), is a device to prevent Railroad car, railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of Track (rail transport), track.
The design of the buffer stop is dependen ...
, a device that keeps rail vehicles on tracks
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Buffer wheel, a device used to smooth a workpiece's surface
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Digital buffer
A digital buffer (or a logic buffer) is an electronic circuit element used to copy a Digital signal, digital input signal and isolate it from any output Electrical load, load. For the typical case of using voltages as logic signals, a logic buffer' ...
, an electronic circuit used to isolate the input from the output
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Floor buffer, an appliance used to polish hard floors
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Optical buffer, a device that stores optically transmitted data
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Recoil buffer A recoil buffer is a factory-installed or aftermarket component of firearms which serves to reduce the velocity and/or cushion the impact of recoiling parts of a firearm.
Design
The simplest form of recoil buffer is made from a resilient and defor ...
, a firearm component
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Seismic buffers, protect structures against the effects of earthquakes
Computing
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Buffer (application), a software application for managing social network accounts
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Data buffer
In computer science, a data buffer (or just buffer) is a region of memory used to store data temporarily while it is being moved from one place to another. Typically, the data is stored in a buffer as it is retrieved from an input device (such as ...
, memory used temporarily to store output or input data while it is transferred.
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Framebuffer
A framebuffer (frame buffer, or sometimes framestore) is a portion of random-access memory (RAM) containing a bitmap that drives a video display. It is a memory buffer containing data representing all the pixels in a complete video frame. Mode ...
, a type of data buffer for use in graphical display
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Memory buffer register, the connection between processor and memory
People
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Bruce Buffer
Bruce Anthony Buffer (born May 21, 1957) is an American professional mixed martial arts ring announcer and the official octagon announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events, introduced on broadcasts as the "Veteran Voice of the O ...
(born 1957), American sports announcer for UFC events
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Michael Buffer
Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or " MC") for boxing, professional wrestling, and National Football League events. Pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other ...
(born 1944), American ring announcer for boxing and wrestling events
Other uses
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Buffer (navy)
Buffer is the colloquial title for the senior seaman sailor in a Commonwealth of Nations navy ship. The formal title is chief boatswain's mate.
This person is typically a chief petty officer or petty officer in frigates or destroyers, and in ...
, a colloquial title
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Buffer state
A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers. Its existence can sometimes be thought to prevent conflict between them. A buffer state is sometimes a mutually agreed upon area lying between t ...
, a country separating two rival or hostile powers, thought to prevent conflict between them
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Buffer zone
A buffer zone, also historically known as a march, is a neutral area that lies between two or more bodies of land; usually, between countries. Depending on the type of buffer zone, it may serve to separate regions or conjoin them.
Common types o ...
, a region separating two areas, possibly to segregate or conjoin them
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Buffering (horse)
Buffering (foaled November 5, 2007) is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. A gelding, Buffering is one of the highest-money-earning horses in Australian racing history, having surpassed $7,000,000 in earnings on March 26, 2016, by winni ...
, an Australian thoroughbred
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''Buffering'' (TV series), a British TV series
See also
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Buff (disambiguation)
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