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back buffer

back buffer noun: a buffer used to store graphics while they are being drawn, and later copied to the display in a single operation.

Noun

back buffer (plural back buffers)

  1. A buffer used to store graphics while they are being drawn, and later copied to the display in a single operation.

Forms of back buffer

pluralback buffers

Questions about back buffer

What does back buffer mean?
Back buffer means a buffer used to store graphics while they are being drawn, and later copied to the display in a single operation.
What part of speech is back buffer?
Back buffer is a noun.
What is the plural of back buffer?
The plural of back buffer is back buffers.

Words near back buffer in the dictionary

  1. back boards
  2. back boiler
  3. back boilers
  4. back bone
  5. back bones
  6. back buffer
  7. back buffers
  8. back burn
  9. back burner
  10. back burners
  11. back burns

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