buffered

Protected from impact

Buffered means protected or cushioned by an intermediate layer.

A buffered solution in chemistry resists changes in acidity.

Buffered data in computing has been temporarily stored to smooth out processing speeds.

More generally, anything buffered has something between it and direct impact: The town was buffered from the highway noise by a row of trees.

protection

cushioned

Made softer or gentler

dampened · guarded · softened · protected · isolated · safeguarded · cocooned · wrapped · lined · defended

data

cache

Concealed storage spot

throughput · packet · frame · queue · FIFO · jitter · playback · data transfer · bandwidth

chemistry

pH

Measure of solution acidity

titration · acid-base · blood pH · carbonic acid · equilibrium

pharmacology

antacids

Medications neutralizing stomach sourness

omeprazole · heartburn · indigestion · peptic · esophagus · gastroesophageal · proton-pump · calcium carbonate · magnesium hydroxide · acid reflux

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mediation/protection

bufferedunbuffered

Without intermediate storage

direct · unmediated · unprotected · exposed · unshielded

chemical stability

bufferedunbuffered

Without intermediate storage

unregulated · unstabilized · reactive · labile

data processing

bufferedunbuffered

Without intermediate storage

streaming · real-time · direct · synchronous · immediate

Phrases
Family

buffer, buffers, buffering, unbuffered, rebuffering

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