Buffer

Buffer can refer to:

* Buffer state, a country lying between two potentially hostile greater powers, thought to prevent conflict between them:* Buffer zone, any area that keeps two or more other areas distant from one another, may be demilitarized:* Buffer (rail transport), a device that cushions the impact of vehicles against each other :* Buffer stop (bumper in U.S.), a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track:* Recoil buffer, an accessory for firearms, to cushion the impact of recoil:* Film loop, isolates intermittent motion in a movie projector

In chemistry::* Buffer solution, in chemistry, stabilizes the pH (acidity or alkalinity) of a liquid:* Buffer gas, an inert or nonflammable gas

In electronics and computer science::* Buffer (computer science), memory used to temporarily store output or input data :* Buffer (telecommunication), a routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data between devices:* Buffer amplifier (also sometimes simply called a buffer) is an isolating circuit used in electronics or telecommunications:* Buffer (optical fiber), a component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers in a fiber optic communication cable:* Vacuum column, isolates intermittent motion in a Magnetic tape drive

In MMORPG::* Buff (MMORPG terminology), common title for character classes which primary function is to enhance other character's abilities (most often in some magic way).

People:* Bruce Buffer, sports announcer.:* Michael Buffer, sports announcer.