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A '''buffer''' is a mechanism for storing data while it is waiting to be used. Buffers may be implemented in [[hardware]] or [[software]]; it might be [[memory]] in a [[device controller]], it might be an [[array]] in [[main memory]]. | A '''buffer''' is a mechanism for storing data while it is waiting to be used. Buffers may be implemented in [[hardware]] or [[software]]; it might be [[memory]] in a [[device controller]], it might be an [[array]] in [[main memory]]. | ||
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| + | * [[First-In First-Out buffer]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 16 December 2018
A buffer is a mechanism for storing data while it is waiting to be used. Buffers may be implemented in hardware or software; it might be memory in a device controller, it might be an array in main memory.
