frame buffer
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frame buffer
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Noun (1)
- (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixelSynonyms: frame buffer
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frame buffer
<hardware> Part of a video system in which an image is stored, pixel by pixel and which is used to refresh a raster image. The term "video memory" suggests a fairly static display whereas a frame buffer holds one frame from a sequence of frames forming a moving image.
Frame buffers are found in frame grabbers and time base correction systems, for example.
(1997-10-03)