Definition of Frame buffer

1. Noun. (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel.

Generic synonyms: Buffer, Buffer Storage, Buffer Store
Category relationships: Computer Graphics

Definition of Frame buffer

1. Noun. (computing) (alternative spelling of framebuffer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frame Buffer

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frambesia tropica
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frame ball
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framebuffer

Literary usage of Frame buffer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Locomotive Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which Designate ...by George Little Fowler, American Railway Master Mechanics' Association by George Little Fowler, American Railway Master Mechanics' Association (1906)
"... but by the buffers which transmit it to the buffer springs, which absorb or transmit it to the tender frame. Buffer Spring Bolt. 80, Figs. 3820-3825. ..."

2. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1841)
"be called a " frame buffer," appears to me adapted to prevent the formidable effects of collision. On each side of the engine is a strong horizontal iron ..."

3. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1841)
"... called a " frame buffer," appears to me adapted to prevent the formidable effects of collision. On each side of the engine is a strong horizontal iron ..."

4. Remote Sensing & Ecosystem Management: Proceedings of the Fifth Forest edited by Jerry D. Greer (1998)
"The host processor formats data captured in the frame buffer, and sends it to a digital tape drive. The data capacity of a single tape is 5 GBytes. ..."

5. JTEC Panel Report on Display Technologies in Japan (1993)
"The display we saw was connected to a PC and could accommodate several frame buffer sizes (eg, 1024 x 760, 1120 x 750, and 640 x 400). ..."

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