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framebuffer

framebuffer noun: a video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.

Noun

framebuffer (plural framebuffers)

  1. A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
    Synonyms:
    framestore

Synonyms of framebuffer

Forms of framebuffer

pluralframebuffers
alternative formframe buffer

Origin of framebuffer

From frame + buffer.

Questions about framebuffer

What does framebuffer mean?
Framebuffer means a video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
What part of speech is framebuffer?
Framebuffer is a noun.
What is the plural of framebuffer?
The plural of framebuffer is framebuffers.

Words near framebuffer in the dictionary

  1. frame-perfect
  2. frame-up
  3. frame-ups
  4. framea
  5. frameable
  6. framebuffer
  7. framebuffers
  8. framecel
  9. framecels
  10. framed
  11. framed decision

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