buffer

a substance or device that protects something from damage, harm, or change

barrera, protector, amortiguador

Collocations buffer against sth · create a buffer

• The company uses a financial buffer to protect itself from economic downturns.

  La empresa utiliza un fondo de reserva financiero para protegerse de los recesos económicos.

a period of time between two events or actions that is used to prevent them from happening too quickly

intervalo, retraso, tiempo muerto

Collocations buffer period · create a buffer

• There is a two-week buffer between the end of one project and the start of another.

  Hay un intervalo de dos semanas entre el final de un proyecto y el comienzo del siguiente.

a part of a computer's memory that is used to store information temporarily while it is being processed or transferred between different parts of the system

memoria de búfer, zona intermedia

Collocations buffer memory · use a buffer

• The computer uses a large buffer to store data during file transfers.

  El ordenador utiliza una memoria de búfer grande para almacenar datos durante las transferencias de archivos.

a device that improves the quality of a video signal by reducing noise and distortion

amortiguador, filtro, buffer digital

Collocations video buffer · digital buffer

• The video buffer helps to stabilize the picture quality.

  El amortiguador de vídeo ayuda a estabilizar la calidad de imagen.

a period of time during which a video file is downloaded and stored temporarily before it can be played back

tiempo de carga, buffering

Collocations buffering period · start buffering

• The video starts buffering as soon as you click play.

  El vídeo comienza a cargar cuando haces clic en 'reproducir'.

to act as a buffer; to protect or delay something

amortiguar, proteger, retrasar

• buffer sth against sth

• The company buffers its profits to protect itself from market fluctuations.

  La empresa amortigua sus ganancias para protegerse de las fluctuaciones del mercado.

to store data temporarily in a buffer before processing or transferring it

almacenar temporalmente, usar un búfer

• buffer sth

• The program buffers the data before sending it to the server.

  El programa almacena temporalmente los datos antes de enviarlos al servidor.

to download and store a video file temporarily before playing it back

cargar, descargar y almacenar temporalmente

Collocations start buffering

• The video starts buffering as soon as you click play.

  El vídeo comienza a cargar cuando haces clic en 'reproducir'.