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In [[computing]], a '''buffer''' is a region of [[Memory_(computers)|memory]] used to temporarily hold output or input data. The data can be output to or input from devices outside the [[computer]] or [[Process_(computing)|processes]] within a computer. Buffers can be implemented in either hardware or software, but the vast majority of buffers are implemented in software. Buffers mostlyare used when there is a difference between the rate at which data is recieved and the rate at which it can be processed, or in the case that these rates are variable.

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