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pause buffering

pause buffering noun: the act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique. Also the present participle and gerund of pause buffer.

Noun

pause buffering (countable and uncountable, plural pause bufferings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique.
  2. (countable) An iteration of such a technique being used.
    • His pause bufferings were top notch during the run.

Also used as

pause buffering is also the present participle and gerund of pause buffer.

Forms of pause buffering

pluralpause bufferings

Origin of pause buffering

From pause buffer + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about pause buffering

What does pause buffering mean?
Pause buffering means the act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique.
What part of speech is pause buffering?
Pause buffering is a noun.
What is the plural of pause buffering?
The plural of pause buffering is pause bufferings.

Words near pause buffering in the dictionary

  1. pausations
  2. pause
  3. pause ad
  4. pause buffer
  5. pause buffered
  6. pause buffering
  7. pause bufferings
  8. pause buffers
  9. pause mark
  10. pauseable
  11. PauseChamp

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