# buffered

Pronunciation: US say "BUF-urd" /ˈbʌfɚd/; UK say "BUF-uhd" /ˈbʌfə(ɹ)d/; AUS say "BAF-uhd" /ˈbafə(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of buffer. — simple past and past participle of buffer
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of buffer. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The app buffered the incoming data before sending it to the screen._
   - _A thick belt of trees buffered the houses from the highway noise._

## Adjective

2. Employing a buffer to temporarily hold data or to absorb and ease an impact before passing it along.
   - Simple: Working with a buffer: a part that holds things for a short time or softens a shock.
   - _Switching to a buffered output let the program write to disk in larger, smoother batches._
   - _The buffered loading dock kept incoming trucks from overwhelming the warehouse crew._
3. Held dissolved within a buffer solution: a mixture formulated to keep its acidity nearly constant.
   - Simple: Dissolved in a liquid that keeps its acid level from changing much.
   - _The protein stayed folded because it was kept in a buffered medium at neutral pH._
   - _Researchers compared the reaction in plain water against the same reagents in a buffered system._

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