[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.", "any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, especially on machinery.", "any intermediate or intervening shield or device reducing the danger of interaction between two machines, chemicals, electronic components, etc.", "a person or thing that shields and protects against annoyance, harm, hostile forces, etc., or that lessens the impact of a shock or reversal.", "any reserve moneys, negotiable securities, legal procedures, etc., that protect a person, organization, or country against financial ruin.", "buffer state buffer state.", "Ecology.an population that becomes the prey of a predator that usually feeds on a different species.", "Computers.a storage device for temporarily holding data until the computer is ready to receive or process the data, as when a receiving unit has an operating speed lower than that of the unit feeding data to it.", "Electronics.a circuit with a single output activated by one or more of several inputs.", "Chemistry.any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution.Also calledbuff·er so·lu·tion[buhf, -er s, uh, -loo-sh, uh, n]. a solution containing such a substance.", "any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution.", "Also calledbuff·er so·lu·tion[buhf, -er s, uh, -loo-sh, uh, n]. a solution containing such a substance."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Chemistry.to treat with a buffer.", "to cushion, shield, or protect.", "to lessen the adverse effect of; ease:The drug buffered his pain.", "Digital Technology.to temporarily save (data) before actively accessing it so that it can be loaded at a rapid or uniform rate: You’ll get a load screen while the game buffers those high-resolution graphics.Give the app time to buffer the audio when you are streaming music.You’ll get a load screen while the game buffers those high-resolution graphics."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a device for polishing or buffing, as a buff stick buff stickor buff wheel buff wheel.", "a worker who uses such a device."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a foolish or incompetent person.", "a fellow; man.", "a chief boatswain's mate in the British navy."]}]