printer buffer

noun

A hardware or software device that stores a stream of data to be printed until a printer is ready to process it.

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Meanings

nounprinter buffer (plural printer buffers)

plural printer buffers

  1. computingA hardware or software device that stores a stream of data to be printed until a printer is ready to process it.
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