Buffer
/ˈbafə(ɹ)/
adjective
Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)
“The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.”
Physically attractive.
noun
Someone or something that buffs.
A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.
A portion of memory set aside to store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
verb
To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
To store data in memory temporarily.
To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.