Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pause buffer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
pause buffer
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused.

Etymology

From pause + buffer.

Inflected Forms

pause buffers (present, singular) pause buffering (participle, present) pause buffered (participle, past) pause buffered (past)

Phrases

pause buffering

Questions

What does pause buffer mean?
To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused.
Where does pause buffer come from?
From pause + buffer.

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