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English noun: buffer store

1. buffer store (artifact) (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


Synonymsbuffer, buffer storage


Broader (hypernym)memory device, storage device


Narrower (hyponym)cache, frame buffer, keyboard buffer, memory cache, print buffer


Part meronymRAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory


Domain categorycomputer science, computing









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