buffered Definition

buffer¹
noun

1. An apparatus designed to take the shock when an object such as a railway carriage or a ship hits something, especially a device using springs, on a railway carriage, etc, or a cushion of rope on a ship.

Thesaurus: cushion, shield, safeguard, pad, screen, bulwark, fender, shock-absorber.
2. A person or thing which protects from harm or shock, etc, or makes its impact less damaging or severe.
3. computing.
A temporary storage area for data that is being transmitted from the central processing unit to an output device such as a printer.
4. chem.
A chemical solution that maintains its pH at a constant level when an acid or alkali is added to it or when the solution is diluted. It is used to prepare solutions of a specific pH, eg for dyeing, food technology, medical treatment and brewing.

verb buffered, buffering

1. chem.
To add a buffer to something.
2. To protect someone or something from shock.

Derivative: buffered

Equipped with a buffer or buffers.

Protected or cushioned.

With a buffer added.

Etymology: 19c: from obsolete verb buff to strike or make a dull-sounding impact.