"unbuffer" meaning in English

See unbuffer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unbuffers [present, singular, third-person], unbuffering [participle, present], unbuffered [participle, past], unbuffered [past]
Etymology: un- + buffer Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|buffer}} un- + buffer Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbuffer (third-person singular simple present unbuffers, present participle unbuffering, simple past and past participle unbuffered)
  1. (computing, transitive) To release or flush from a buffer. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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