buffer
noun [C] (EXTRA SUPPLY) /ˈbʌf.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› an extra supply of materials that a company keeps in order to prevent a situation where none are available: "Just-in-time production" means that no buffer stocks are held in the factory.Also, extra, and in addition
(Definition of buffer noun (EXTRA SUPPLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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