pause buffering

noun

The act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique.

“His pause bufferings were top notch during the run.”

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Meanings

pause buffering1

nounpause buffering (countable and uncountable, plural pause bufferings)

plural pause bufferings

  1. uncountablevideo gamesThe act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique.
  2. countablevideo gamesAn iteration of such a technique being used.

    His pause bufferings were top notch during the run.

pause buffering2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentvideo gamespresent participle and gerund of pause buffer

Origin

pause buffering · noun

From pause buffer + -ing.

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pause buffering · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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