Term: buffer: (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
Candidate hypernym: memory device: a device that preserves information for retrieval → 1
Candidate hypernym: word processor: an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer → 0
Candidate hypernym: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken → 0
Candidate hypernym: pier arch: an arch supported on piers → 0
Candidate hypernym: head gasket: a gasket to seal a cylinder head → 0
Candidate hypernym: browning machine gun: a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War → 0
Candidate hypernym: nickel-base alloy: an alloy whose main constituent is nickel → 0
Candidate hypernym: cherry: a red fruit with a single hard stone → 0
Candidate hypernym: echo: a reflected television or radio or radar beam → 0
Candidate hypernym: elitism: the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals → 0
Candidate hypernym: tangle: something jumbled or confused → 0