| 单词 | buffer |
| 释义 | buffer buffer1 /buf"euhr/, n. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on machinery. 3. any intermediate or intervening shield or device reducing the danger of interaction between two machines, chemicals, electronic components, etc. 4. a person or thing that shields and protects against annoyance, harm, hostile forces, etc., or that lessens the impact of a shock or reversal. 5. any reserve moneys, negotiable securities, legal procedures, etc., that protect a person, organization, or country against financial ruin. 6. See buffer state. 7. Ecol. an animal population that becomes the prey of a predator that usually feeds on a different species. 8. Computers. a storage device for temporarily holding data until the computer is ready to receive or process the data, as when a receiving unit has an operating speed lower than that of the unit feeding data to it. 9. Electronics. a circuit with a single output activated by one or more of several inputs. 10. Chem. a. any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution. b. Also called buffer solution. a solution containing such a substance. v.t. 11. Chem. to treat with a buffer. 12. to cushion, shield, or protect. 13. to lessen the adverse effect of; ease: The drug buffered his pain. [1825-35; BUFF2 + -ER1] buffer2 /buf"euhr/, n. 1. a device for polishing or buffing, as a buff stick or buff wheel. 2. a worker who uses such a device. [1850-55; BUFF1 + -ER1] buffer3 /buf"euhr/, n. Brit. Slang. 1. a foolish or incompetent person. 2. a fellow; man. 3. a chief boatswain's mate in the British navy. [1680-90; orig. uncert.] |
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