Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "buffer" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Defined As

window type into in emacs

Derived Terms

G-buffer back buffer buffer beam buffer lass buffer overflow buffer overrun buffer rodeo buffer solution buffer state buffer stock buffer stop buffer underrun buffer up buffer zone bufferable bufferbloat bufferdom bufferhead bufferize bufferless circular buffer cryobuffer debuffer direct buffer disk buffer framebuffer gap buffer immunobuffer multibuffer non-direct buffer pause buffer prebuffer printer buffer rebuffer riparian buffer shadow buffer sidebuffer stencil buffer track buffer unbuffer volatility buffer w-buffer z-buffer

Inflected/Variant Forms

buff

Context

chemistry computer science computing international relations politics rail telecommunications

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chemical compound compound device frame framework implement memory device modify power tool storage device zone

Type Of (IsA)

compound device memory device power tool resource

Manner Of

modify

Part Of

car emacs random access memory

Related Terms

amplifier buff buffer lass buffer up buffer zone bufferize circuit coating data gap influence isolate isolating liquid medicine medicine coating memory ph protective protective zone slack solution stabilize zone

Synonym Network

buff buffer zone bumper cushion fender

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.