buffering

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,112 of 15,258leans written

Buffering is the pause while more of a stream is fetched. Stuck buffering, endless buffering, the video kept buffering.

The player downloads ahead of what you are watching so that a slow moment in the connection does not stop the picture, and buffering is what you see when it has run out of that stored margin. A larger buffer means fewer pauses and a longer wait to start.

Definitions of buffering

1nounbufferingThe pause while more of a stream is fetched.B1+
“The film kept stopping for buffering because our internet was so slow.”

buffering is a pause.

Where it comes from

buffer comes from buff + -er. From buff + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Computing & Code

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buffering in the wild

In nature, there are many living systems that use buffering for pH regulation.
Buffer solution
Z-buffering is a technique used in almost all contemporary computers, laptops, and mobile phones for generating 3D computer graphics.
Z-buffering
When double-buffering isn't required, it is possible to run in full 24-bit color.
Elan Graphics
The Elan Graphics system also implemented hardware stencil buffering by allocating 4 bits from the Z-buffer to produce a combined 20-bit Z, 4-bit stencil buffer.
Elan Graphics
In a distributed computing environment, data buffers are often implemented in the form of burst buffers, which provides distributed buffering services.
Data buffer

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