Buffer may refer to:
Science
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Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas
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Buffer solution
A buffer solution (more precisely, pH buffer or hydrogen ion buffer) is an aqueous solution consisting of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base, or vice versa. Its pH changes very little when a small amount of strong acid or base is ...
, a solution used to prevent changes in pH
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Buffering agent
A buffer solution (more precisely, pH buffer or hydrogen ion buffer) is an aqueous solution consisting of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base, or vice versa. Its pH changes very little when a small amount of strong acid or base is ...
, the weak acid or base in a buffer solution
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Lysis buffer
A lysis buffer is a buffer solution used for the purpose of breaking open cells for use in molecular biology experiments that analyze the labile macromolecules of the cells (e.g. western blot for protein, or for DNA extraction). Most lysis buffers ...
, in cell biology
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Metal ion buffer
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Mineral redox buffer, in geology
Technology and engineering
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Buffer (GIS), a HASS zone around a map feature
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Buffer (optical fiber), a GG component of a fiber optic cable
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Buffer (rail transport), a device that cushions impacts between vehicles
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Buffer amplifier
A buffer amplifier (sometimes simply called a buffer) is one that provides electrical impedance transformation from one circuit to another, with the aim of preventing the signal source from being affected by whatever currents (or voltages, for a cu ...
, an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications
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Buffer stop
A buffer stop, bumper, bumping post, bumper block or stopblock (US), is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.
The design of the buffer stop is dependent, in part, on the kind of couplings ...
, a device that keeps rail vehicles on tracks
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Buffer wheel
Polishing and buffing are finishing processes for smoothing a workpiece's surface using an abrasive and a work wheel or a leather strop. Technically, ''polishing'' refers to processes that uses an abrasive that is glued to the work wheel, whil ...
, a device used to smooth a workpiece's surface
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Digital buffer, an electronic circuit used to isolate the input from the output
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Floor buffer, an appliance used to polish hard floors
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Optical buffer
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In telecommunications, an optical buffer is a device that is capable of temporarily storing light. Just as in the case of a regular buffer (telecommunication), buffer, it is a storage medium that enables compens ...
, a device that stores optically transmitted data
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Recoil buffer A recoil buffer is a factory-installed or aftermarket component of firearms which serves to reduce the velocity and/or cushion the impact of recoiling parts of a firearm.
Design
The simplest form of recoil buffer is made from a resilient and deform ...
, a firearm component
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Seismic buffers
Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that designs and analyzes structures, such as buildings and bridges, with earthquakes in mind. Its overall goal is to make such structures more resistant to earthquakes. An eart ...
, protect structures against the effects of earthquakes
Computing
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Buffer (application), a software application for managing social network accounts
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Data buffer
In computer science, a data buffer (or just buffer) is a region of a memory used to temporarily store data while it is being moved from one place to another. Typically, the data is stored in a buffer as it is retrieved from an input device (such a ...
, memory used temporarily to store output or input data while it is transferred.
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Framebuffer
A framebuffer (frame buffer, or sometimes framestore) is a portion of random-access memory (RAM) containing a bitmap that drives a video display. It is a memory buffer containing data representing all the pixels in a complete video frame. Moder ...
, a type of data buffer for use in graphical display
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Memory buffer register, the connection between processor and memory
People
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Bruce Buffer (born 1957), American sports announcer for UFC events
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Michael Buffer (born 1944), American ring announcer for boxing and wrestling events
Other uses
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Buffer (navy), a colloquial title
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Buffer state
A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers. Its existence can sometimes be thought to prevent conflict between them. A buffer state is sometimes a mutually agreed upon area lying between ...
, a country separating two rival or hostile powers, thought to prevent conflict between them
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Buffer zone
A buffer zone is a neutral zonal area that lies between two or more bodies of land, usually pertaining to countries. Depending on the type of buffer zone, it may serve to separate regions or conjoin them.
Common types of buffer zones are demil ...
, a region separating two areas, possibly to segregate or conjoin them
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Buffering (horse), an Australian thoroughbred
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''Buffering'' (TV series), a British TV series
See also
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Buff (disambiguation)
Buff or BUFF may refer to:
People
* Buff (surname), a list of people
* Buff (nickname), a list of people
* Johnny Buff, ring name of American world champion boxer John Lisky (1888–1955)
* Buff Bagwell, a ring name of American professional w ...
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