| 单词 | buffer |
| 释义 | buffer buffer // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
1 (IT ) a temporary memory in a computer or a device connected to a computer that is used for storing information when data is being sent between two machines that work at different speeds
2 a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects sb/sth against difficulties: The extra stock acts as a buffer against any problem with supplies. The personnel officer often has to act as a buffer between workers and management.
HIT verb
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to reduce the harmful effects of sth: The company is closing one of its factories to buffer the effects of a drop in demand.
2 to protect sb from sth: Local trade agreements buffer the region against the ups and downs of the world economy. |
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