pause buffer

verb

To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused.

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Meanings

verbpause buffer (third-person singular simple present pause buffers, present participle pause buffering, simple past and past participle pause buffered)

present singular third person pause buffers · participle present pause buffering · participle past pause buffered · past pause buffered

  1. video gamesTo rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused.

Origin

From pause + buffer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pause buffer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pause%20buffer.

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