Word

buffer storage, n.

(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
<noun.artifact>

buffer buffer storage buffer store

semantic pointers

hypernym

memory device, storage device

part holonym

random-access memory, random memory, random access memory, RAM, read/write memory

domain of synset (topic)

computer science, computing

hyponym

cache, memory cache frame buffer keyboard buffer print buffer