circular buffer

noun

A data structure that uses a single, fixed-size buffer as if it were connected end-to-end.

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circular queuecyclic bufferring buffer
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Meanings

nouncircular buffer (plural circular buffers)

plural circular buffers

  1. computerA data structure that uses a single, fixed-size buffer as if it were connected end-to-end.

    Synonyms: circular queue, cyclic buffer, ring buffer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA data structure that uses a single, fixed-size buffer as if it were connected end-to-end.

Similar
circular queuecyclic bufferring buffer
Also see
ring buffer

Translations

Finnish rengaspuskuri
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German Ringpuffer
  • RingpufferTranslations
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APA

circular buffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circular%20buffer

MLA

“circular buffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circular%20buffer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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