rebuffer
Buffs a second time
To rebuffer is to buffer again, typically in computing or streaming contexts.
When audio or video playback interrupts to reload data, it rebuffers: The stream kept rebuffering during the busy evening hours.
The noun rebuffer describes this repeated buffering event or the system performing it.
Delay in system response
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
throughput · adaptive · bitrate · stall · preload · cache · stream · lag
Enforced waiting period
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hiccupSpasmodic breath intake
- snagUnforeseen complication
glitch · holdup · interruption · disruption · stumbling block · bottleneck · frustration · inconvenience
latency
Delay in system response
jitter · throughput · adaptive · bitrate · stall · preload · cache · stream · lag · interruption
delay
Enforced waiting period
snag · glitch · holdup · interruption · disruption · stumbling block · bottleneck · frustration · inconvenience · annoyance