BUFFERING Synonyms

• decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

• a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

• the act of retaining something

• something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

• weight to be borne or conveyed

• a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

• the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• being and remaining ready and available for use

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

• a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

• (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

• a braid of hair at the back of the head

• form a queue, form a line, stand in line

• a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

• a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

• an ardent follower and admirer

• a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

• bare skin

• a medium to dark tan color

• an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

• of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

• strike, beat repeatedly

• polish and make shiny

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

• the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle

• a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

• protect from impact

• someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

• a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

• a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

• small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• operate an airplane

• act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

• a power tool used to buff surfaces

• make (images or sounds) soft or softer

• lessen in force or effect

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• protect from impact

• make less severe or harsh

• make soft or softer

• become soft or softer

• (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

• (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

• a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict