What does "buffer" mean?

To preload content For a system to load content in advance for smooth playback.

How do you use "buffer" in a sentence?

Wait for it to buffer. The video keeps buffering. Let it buffer for a minute.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To preload content

缓冲

Almacenar en búfer, cargar previamente

バッファリングする、先読みする

버퍼링하다, 미리 로딩하다

For a system to load content in advance for smooth playback.

系统预先加载内容以实现流畅播放。

Que un sistema cargue contenido de antemano para una reproducción fluida.

スムーズな再生のためにシステムがコンテンツを事前に読み込むこと。

원활한 재생을 위해 시스템이 콘텐츠를 미리 로딩하는 것.

Base verb: buffer

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Wait for it to buffer.
等它缓冲一下
Espera a que cargue
バッファリングを待って
버퍼링될 때까지 기다려.
The video keeps buffering.
视频一直在缓冲
El vídeo sigue cargando
動画がずっとバッファリングしている
영상이 계속 버퍼링 중이야.
Let it buffer for a minute.
让它缓冲一分钟
Dejad que cargue un minuto
1分ほどバッファリングさせて
1분 정도 버퍼링시켜 둬.

Context: streaming, loading, video

Tone: patient

From buffer zones between areas.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal