ALL meanings of buffered
buff·er
B b - noun buffered an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 1
- noun buffered any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, especially on machinery. 1
- noun buffered any intermediate or intervening shield or device reducing the danger of interaction between two machines, chemicals, electronic components, etc. 1
- noun buffered a person or thing that shields and protects against annoyance, harm, hostile forces, etc., or that lessens the impact of a shock or reversal. 1
- noun buffered any reserve moneys, negotiable securities, legal procedures, etc., that protect a person, organization, or country against financial ruin. 1
- noun buffered buffer state. 1
- noun buffered Ecology. an animal population that becomes the prey of a predator that usually feeds on a different species. 1
- noun buffered Computers. a storage device for temporarily holding data until the computer is ready to receive or process the data, as when a receiving unit has an operating speed lower than that of the unit feeding data to it. 1
- noun buffered Electronics. a circuit with a single output activated by one or more of several inputs. 1
- noun buffered Chemistry. any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution. Also called buffer solution. a solution containing such a substance. 1
- verb with object buffered Chemistry. to treat with a buffer. 1
- verb with object buffered to cushion, shield, or protect. 1
- verb with object buffered to lessen the adverse effect of; ease: The drug buffered his pain. 1
- verb buffered simple past tense and past participle of buffer. 0
- adjective buffered Using a buffer. 0
- adjective buffered (chemistry) Dissolved in a buffer solution. 0