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Buffer

In computer science, a temporary storage for data before it can be processed. For example, a word processor may put data in a buffer before sending it to a printer, because a computer operates faster than a printer.

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In a chart embedded in the COA report, the NFA provincial office with the lowest buffer stock was Occidental Mindoro in the Mimaropa region.

COA: NFA failure to meet 2018 buffer stock targets brought supply, price problems nationwide

1.3 Global Buffer Tanks Market Size Comparison by Region (2013-2028)

Buffer Tanks Market Research and Analysis by Leading Players, Applications, Sales Channels, Key Regions and Industry Type, 2013-2028 by Radiant Insights, Inc

The Central government has offered onions from the buffer to States and Union Territories at 'no profit a loss' basis to improve availability and moderate prices of onion during the lean season.

Buffer of around 44,205 MT of onions, says Centre

Saturated buffers are vegetated strips of land, as narrow as 30 feet, between tile-drained agricultural fields and waterways.

Saturated buffers reduce nitrogen in agricultural drainage

When Buffer saw HBO's fortunes in boxing turn from bad to worse, he thought it was time to exit.

Cancer survivor ready to rumble again

However, RAHS does not consider the VBR content characteristics and the buffer state of the client.

Adaptive Quality Control Scheme Based on VBR Characteristics to Improve QoE of UHD Streaming Service

Global Banking News-December 4, 2018--Slovak central bank says it is ready to increase capital buffers

Slovak central bank says it is ready to increase capital buffers

Turkey maintains that the buffer zone agreement is still in place, despite the fact the militants in Idlib have refused to withdraw from the demilitarized areas.

Russia Accuses Militants of Violating Idlib Buffer Zone Agreement

Four farmers told the media on Saturday that they were asked by the UN to leave while working their land in the Nicosia buffer zone after Turkish soldiers complained they were getting too close to their outposts.

'Activities that undermine the military status quo within the buffer zone cannot be permitted'

The goal of this system is to link a drainage outlet with a nearby buffer. The vegetated buffer naturally removes the nutrients from the water through plant uptake and/or denitrification and ultimately reduces the amount of nitrogen entering the waterways.

Better water for crops SIU professor provides tool to assist farmers in maintaining water quality

The percussive force of the small ball and the buffer is P, and it is calculated according to Newton's second law of motion:

Vibration and Dynamic Response of Buffering Devices during the Vertical Feeding of Coal Mine Solid Backfill Materials

However, no other research work/study has addressed the issue overall transceiver power consumption, including buffer memory power consumption, and the start-up overhead of the communication module.

Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Video Sensor Network Node by Dynamically Resizing Communication Buffer