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• Buffer state, a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them
• Buffer zone, any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized
• Buffer (rail transport), a device that cushions the impact of vehicles against each other
• Buffer stop (bumper in U.S.), a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track
• Recoil buffer, an accessory for firearms, to cushion the impact of recoil
• Film loop, isolates intermittent motion in a movie projector

In chemistry: A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to prevent conflict between them. ... A buffer zone is any area that serves the purpose of keeping two or more other areas distant from one another, for whatever reason. ... The Buffer in railway transport is part of the coupling system for railway vehicles. ... A Buffer stop is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track. ... A recoil buffer is a factory-installed or aftermarket accessory component for firearms placed between operating steel parts which impact one another, such as the slide and the frame of a semiautomatic pistol, in order to cushion impact trauma and lengthen the service life of the firearm. ... 35mm Kinoton movie projector in operation. ...

• Buffer solution, in chemistry, stabilizes the pH (acidity or alkalinity) of a liquid
• Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas

In electronics and computer science: Buffer solutions are solutions which resist change in hydronium ion concentration (and consequent pH) upon addition of small amounts of acid or base, or upon dilution. ... A buffer gas is an inert or nonflammable gas. ...

• Buffer (computer science), memory used to temporarily store output or input data
• Buffer (telecommunication), a routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data between devices
• Buffer amplifier (also sometimes simply called a buffer) is an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications
• Buffer (optical fiber), a component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers in a fiber optic communication cable
• Vacuum column, isolates intermittent motion in a Magnetic tape drive

In MMORPG: In computing, a buffer is memory used to temporarily hold output or input data. ... In telecommunication, a buffer is a routine or storage medium used in telecommunications to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another. ... A buffer amplifier is one that provides buffering between one circuit and another. ... In a fiber optic cable, a buffer is one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification. ... Compact audio cassette Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ...

• Buffer is common title for character classes which primary function is to enhance other character's abilities (most often in some magic way).