| English noun: buffer storage | 
| 1. | buffer storage (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 | 
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 | Synonyms | buffer, buffer store | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | memory device, storage device | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | cache, frame buffer, keyboard buffer, memory cache, print buffer | 
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 | Part meronym | RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory | 
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 | Domain category | computer science, computing | 
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