buffer

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Région ou pays entre des camps opposés, qui les sépare et aide à éviter les conflits.

En anglais simple : An area or country between opposing sides that helps keep them apart and prevents conflict.

• The forest provides a buffer between the villages.
• The island became a buffer state.
• Both armies withdrew from the buffer zone.

Comment l'utiliser : a buffer between A and B (The river forms a buffer between the two armies.)

Synonymes : barrier

Expressions courantes : buffer zone, buffer state, a buffer between

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Partie de la mémoire d’un ordinateur qui conserve brièvement des données avant leur traitement ou leur envoi.

En anglais simple : A part of computer memory that holds data briefly before it is processed or sent.

• The data stays in a buffer briefly.
• The video paused while the buffer filled.
• This program uses two buffers to handle incoming data.

Expressions courantes : data buffer, input buffer, empty the buffer, memory buffer

réserve financière, matelas de sécurité

Argent mis de côté pour faire face aux dépenses imprévues ou aux périodes difficiles.

En anglais simple : Extra money saved to help you manage unexpected costs or difficult times.

• We keep a cash buffer for emergencies.
• Their savings provided a buffer when he lost his job.
• How large should your financial buffer be?

Synonymes : reserve, cushion

Expressions courantes : cash buffer, financial buffer, savings buffer

butoir, heurtoir

Barrière au bout d’une voie ferrée qui arrête les trains et amortit les chocs.

En anglais simple : A barrier at the end of a railway track that stops trains and softens any impact.

• The train stopped just before the buffer.
• The empty carriage rolled into the buffers.
• Workers inspected the damaged buffer at the end of the track.

Synonymes : buffer stop

Expressions courantes : hit the buffer, railway buffer, buffer stop

mettre en file d’attente

Enregistrer une instruction pour que le système l’exécute dès qu’il en est capable.

En anglais simple : To save an instruction so it happens as soon as the system can carry it out.

• You can buffer a jump before landing.
• The game buffers your next attack during this animation.
• Try buffering the command while the character is still turning.

Synonymes : queue

Expressions courantes : buffer a jump, buffer an input, buffer a command