disk buffer

noun

A buffer onboard a secondary storage device (disk) used to temporarily hold data being read from or written to it.

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disk cachecache buffertrack buffer
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Meanings

noundisk buffer (plural disk buffers)

plural disk buffers

  1. computingA buffer onboard a secondary storage device (disk) used to temporarily hold data being read from or written to it.

    Synonyms: disk cache, cache buffer, track buffer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA buffer onboard a secondary storage device (disk) used to temporarily hold data being read from or written to it.

Similar
disk cachecache buffertrack buffer
Also see
track buffer
Cite this entry
APA

disk buffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disk%20buffer

MLA

“disk buffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disk%20buffer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disk buffer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disk%20buffer.

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