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A '''Data Buffer''' or a Buffer is where data is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory ([[Random Access Memory (RAM)|RAM]]). The purpose of a buffer is to hold data right before it is used. For example, when you download an audio or video file from the Internet, it may load the first 20% of it into a buffer and then begin to play. While the clip plays back, the computer continually downloads the rest of the clip and stores it in the buffer. Because the clip is being played from the buffer, not directly from the Internet, there is less of a chance that the audio or video will stall or skip when there is network congestion.
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Buffering is used to improve several other areas of computer performance as well. Most [[Hard Disk Drive (HDD)|hard disks]] use a buffer to enable more efficient access to the [[Data|data]] on the disk. Video cards send images to a buffer before they are displayed on the screen (known as a screen buffer). [[Computer Program|Computer programs]] use buffers to store data while they are running. If it were not for buffers, computers would run a lot less efficiently and we would be waiting around a lot more.<ref>Definition - What Does Data Buffer Mean? [https://techterms.com/definition/buffer Techterms]</ref>
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===See Also===
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[[Data]]<br />
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[[Data Access]]<br />
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[[Data Analysis]]<br />
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[[Data Analytics]]<br />
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[[Data Architecture]]<br />
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[[Data Asset Framework (DAF)]]<br />
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[[Data Buffer]]<br />
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[[Data Center]]<br />
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[[Data Center Infrastructure]]<br />
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[[Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)]]<br />
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[[Data Cleansing]]<br />
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[[Data Collection]]<br />
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[[Data Compatibility]]<br />
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[[Data Consolidation]]<br />
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[[Data Deduplication]]<br />
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[[Data Delivery Platform (DDP)]]<br />
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[[Data Description (Definition) Language (DDL)]]<br />
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[[Data Dictionary]]<br />
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[[Data Discovery]]<br />
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[[Data Driven Organization]]<br />
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[[Data Element]]<br />
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[[Data Enrichment]]<br />
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[[Data Entry]]<br />
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[[Data Federation]]<br />
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[[Data Flow Diagram]]<br />
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[[Data Governance]]<br />
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[[Data Health Check]]<br />
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[[Data Hierarchy]]<br />
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[[Data Independence]]<br />
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[[Data Integration]]<br />
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[[Data Integration Framework (DIF)]]<br />
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[[Data Integrity]]<br />
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[[Data Island]]<br />
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[[Data Item]]<br />
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[[Data Lake]]<br />
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[[Data Life Cycle]]<br />
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[[Data Lineage]]<br />
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[[Data Loss Prevention (DLP)]]<br />
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[[Data Management]]<br />
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[[Data Migration]]<br />
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[[Data Minimization]]<br />
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[[Data Mining]]<br />
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[[Data Model]]<br />
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[[Data Modeling]]<br />
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[[Data Monitoring]]<br />
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[[Data Munging]]<br />
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[[Data Portability]]<br />
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[[Data Preparation]]<br />
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[[Data Presentation Architecture]]<br />
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[[Data Processing]]<br />
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[[Data Profiling]]<br />
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[[Data Proliferation]]<br />
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[[Data Propagation]]<br />
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[[Data Protection Act]]<br />
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[[Data Prototyping]]<br />
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[[Data Quality]]<br />
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[[Data Quality Assessment (DQA)]]<br />
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[[Data Quality Dimension]]<br />
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[[Data Quality Standard]]<br />
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[[Data Reconciliation]]<br />
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[[Data Reference Model (DRM)]]<br />
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[[Data Science]]<br />
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[[Data Security]]<br />
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[[Data Stewardship]]<br />
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[[Data Structure]]<br />
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[[Data Structure Diagram]]<br />
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[[Data Suppression]]<br />
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[[Data Transformation]]<br />
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[[Data Validation]]<br />
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[[Data Value Chain]]<br />
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[[Data Vault Modeling]]<br />
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[[Data Virtualization]]<br />
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[[Data Visualization]]<br />
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[[Data Warehouse]]<br />
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[[Data Wrangling]]<br />
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[[Data and Information Reference Model (DRM)]]<br />
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[[Data as a Service (DaaS)]]<br />
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[[Database (DB)]]<br />
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[[Database Design]]<br />
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[[Database Design Methodology]]<br />
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[[Database Management System (DBMS)]]<br />
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[[Database Marketing]]<br />
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[[Database Schema]]<br />
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[[Database System]]<br />
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===References===
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Revision as of 20:13, 3 January 2020

A Data Buffer or a Buffer is where data is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory (RAM). The purpose of a buffer is to hold data right before it is used. For example, when you download an audio or video file from the Internet, it may load the first 20% of it into a buffer and then begin to play. While the clip plays back, the computer continually downloads the rest of the clip and stores it in the buffer. Because the clip is being played from the buffer, not directly from the Internet, there is less of a chance that the audio or video will stall or skip when there is network congestion.

Buffering is used to improve several other areas of computer performance as well. Most hard disks use a buffer to enable more efficient access to the data on the disk. Video cards send images to a buffer before they are displayed on the screen (known as a screen buffer). Computer programs use buffers to store data while they are running. If it were not for buffers, computers would run a lot less efficiently and we would be waiting around a lot more.[1]


See Also

Data
Data Access
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Asset Framework (DAF)
Data Buffer
Data Center
Data Center Infrastructure
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
Data Cleansing
Data Collection
Data Compatibility
Data Consolidation
Data Deduplication
Data Delivery Platform (DDP)
Data Description (Definition) Language (DDL)
Data Dictionary
Data Discovery
Data Driven Organization
Data Element
Data Enrichment
Data Entry
Data Federation
Data Flow Diagram
Data Governance
Data Health Check
Data Hierarchy
Data Independence
Data Integration
Data Integration Framework (DIF)
Data Integrity
Data Island
Data Item
Data Lake
Data Life Cycle
Data Lineage
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Data Management
Data Migration
Data Minimization
Data Mining
Data Model
Data Modeling
Data Monitoring
Data Munging
Data Portability
Data Preparation
Data Presentation Architecture
Data Processing
Data Profiling
Data Proliferation
Data Propagation
Data Protection Act
Data Prototyping
Data Quality
Data Quality Assessment (DQA)
Data Quality Dimension
Data Quality Standard
Data Reconciliation
Data Reference Model (DRM)
Data Science
Data Security
Data Stewardship
Data Structure
Data Structure Diagram
Data Suppression
Data Transformation
Data Validation
Data Value Chain
Data Vault Modeling
Data Virtualization
Data Visualization
Data Warehouse
Data Wrangling
Data and Information Reference Model (DRM)
Data as a Service (DaaS)
Database (DB)
Database Design
Database Design Methodology
Database Management System (DBMS)
Database Marketing
Database Schema
Database System


References

  1. Definition - What Does Data Buffer Mean? Techterms