缓冲器

緩衝器

huǎnchōngqì

noun #32,424

Meanings

1 buffer (in computing)
2 shock absorber / bumper (mechanical)
3 damper

Characters

slow / to delay / to ease

to rush / impact / charge

device / apparatus

Examples

请增加缓冲器的大小。

Qǐng zēngjiā huǎnchōngqì de dàxiǎo.

Please increase the buffer size.

这辆车的缓冲器坏了。

Zhè liàng chē de huǎnchōngqì huài le.

This car's shock absorber is broken.

Tips

usage

Same word covers two domains: in computing it's a memory buffer (queue, stream, video buffer) — 视频缓冲器 video buffer, 缓冲区 buffer zone/region; in mechanics it's a physical shock absorber on cars or train couplings. The verb 缓冲 alone means 'to cushion / buffer.'

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn

冲 chōng

器 qì