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 BUFFER STORAGE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
|  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | buffer, buffer store |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | cache, frame buffer, keyboard buffer, memory cache, memory device, print buffer, RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory, storage device |  |     |    |  |