Protection vs Buffer - What's the difference?
protection | buffer | Synonyms |
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection . ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
The state of being safe.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
(lb) Coverage.
Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
(lb) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
(lb) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Someone or something that buffs.
(chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.
(computing) A portion of memory set aside to store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
(mechanical ) Anything used to maintain slack or isolate different objects.
(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
(rail) A device on trains and carriages designed to cushion the impact between them.
(rail) The metal barrier to help prevent trains from running off the end of the track.
An isolating circuit, often an amplifier, used to minimize the influence of a driven circuit on the driving circuit.
(politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
(colloquial) A good-humoured, slow-witted fellow, usually an elderly man.
* {{quote-book, year=1864-1865
, author=Charles Dickens
, title=Our Mutual Friend
, chapter=Book The First, chapter 2 "The Man from Somewhere"
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(figurative) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title=England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
(computing) To store data in memory temporarily.
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Protection is a synonym of buffer.
As nouns the difference between protection and buffer
is that protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe while buffer is someone or something that buffs.As a verb buffer is
to use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.As an adjective buffer is
(buff).protection
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Noun
Derived terms
* autoprotection * heteroprotection * protection course * protection money * protection racketSee also
* be prepared ----buffer
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Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Lastly, the looking-glass reflects Boots and Brewer, and two other stuffed Buffers interposed between the rest of the company and possible accidents.}}
citation, passage=Here, too, are Boots and Brewer, and the two other Buffers; each Buffer with a flower in his button-hole, his hair curled, and his gloves buttoned on tight, apparently come prepared, if anything had happened to the bridegroom, to be married instantly.}}
citation, page= , passage=An utterly emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight. }}