"printer buffer" meaning in All languages combined

See printer buffer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: printer buffers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} printer buffer (plural printer buffers)
  1. (computing) A hardware or software device that stores a stream of data to be printed until a printer is ready to process it. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: spooler

Inflected forms

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