pause buffer in English

Forms: pause buffers [present, singular, third-person], pause buffering [participle, present], pause buffered [participle, past], pause buffered [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb}} pause buffer (third-person singular simple present pause buffers, present participle pause buffering, simple past and past participle pause buffered)

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    {
      "form": "pause buffers",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffering",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffered",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffered",
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      ]
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        "To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games) To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause buffer"
}

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    {
      "form": "pause buffers",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffering",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffered",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause buffered",
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        "past"
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      "glosses": [
        "To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused."
      ],
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          "video game"
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        [
          "pause",
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        "(video games) To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause buffer"
}

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"pause buffer" meaning in English

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