"printer buffer" meaning in English

See printer buffer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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
    Sense id: en-printer_buffer-en-noun-XkkDsDhW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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