Buffer

Buffer may refer to:

Separating or cushioning

• Buffer (rail transport), a device that cushions impacts between vehicles
• Buffer state, a country separating two rival or hostile powers, thought to prevent conflict between them
• Buffer stop, a device that keeps rail vehicles on tracks
• Buffer zone, a region separating two areas, possibly to segregate or conjoin them
• Recoil buffer, a firearm component

Physical science

• Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas
• Buffer solution, a solution used to prevent changes in pH
• Buffering agent, the weak acid or base in a buffer solution
• Lysis buffer, in cell biology
• Metal ion buffer
• Mineral redox buffer, in geology

Technology

• Buffer (GIS), a HASS zone around a map feature
• Buffer (optical fiber), a GG component of a fiber optic cable
• Buffer amplifier, an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications
• Digital buffer, an electronic circuit used to isolate the input from the output
• Optical buffer, a device that stores optically transmitted data

Computing

• Buffer (application), a software application for managing social network accounts
• Data buffer, memory used temporarily to store output or input data while it is transferred.
• Framebuffer, a type of data buffer for use in graphical display
• Memory buffer register, the connection between processor and memory

People

• Bruce Buffer (born 1957), American sports announcer for UFC events
• Michael Buffer (born 1944), American sports announcer for boxing and wrestling events

Other uses

• Buffer (navy), a colloquial title
• Buffer wheel, a device used to smooth a workpiece's surface
• Floor buffer, an appliance used to polish hard floors

See also

• Buff (disambiguation)
• Buffering (horse), an Australian thoroughbred