buffer storage

Questions about buffer storage

What does buffer storage mean?

buffer storage means "(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system".

What is another word for buffer storage?

Close synonyms include buffer, buffer store. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is buffer storage a common word?

buffer storage is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.