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prebuffer

prebuffer verb: to place into a buffer in preparation for later retrieval or playback.

Verb

prebuffer (third-person singular simple present prebuffers, present participle prebuffering, simple past and past participle prebuffered)

  1. (transitive) To place into a buffer in preparation for later retrieval or playback.

Forms of prebuffer

third-person singular presentprebuffers
present participleprebuffering
past participleprebuffered
pastprebuffered

Origin of prebuffer

From pre- + buffer.

Questions about prebuffer

What does prebuffer mean?
Prebuffer means to place into a buffer in preparation for later retrieval or playback.
What part of speech is prebuffer?
Prebuffer is a verb.
What is the past tense of prebuffer?
The past tense of prebuffer is prebuffered.

Words near prebuffer in the dictionary

  1. prebubble
  2. prebuccal
  3. prebuckling
  4. prebudget
  5. prebudgetary
  6. prebuffer
  7. prebuffered
  8. prebuffering
  9. prebuffers
  10. prebuild
  11. prebuilding

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