buffering

/B AH1 F ER0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.

  2. 2

    To store data in memory temporarily.

  3. 3

    To maintain the acidity of a solution near a chosen value by adding an acid or a base.

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