Definition of buffers:
(n) :
(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
(n) :
(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
(n) :
Anything used to isolate or minimize the effect of one thing on another.
(n) :
(mechanics) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
(n) :
(rail transport) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
(n) :
(rail transport) The barrier placed at the end of the track to absorb the impact of a train that fails to stop.