Load vs. Buffer — What's the Difference?

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried

One that buffs, especially a piece of soft leather or cloth used to shine or polish.

A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something

A buffing wheel.

A lot of

Something that lessens or absorbs the shock of an impact.

The amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor

One that protects by intercepting or moderating adverse pressures or influences

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something

Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities, as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict.

Make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things

(Chemistry) A solution that resists a change in acidity when an acid or base is added to it, or a substance that facilitates this resistance.

Charge (a firearm) with ammunition

(Computers) A device or area used to store data temporarily.

Add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk.

To act as a buffer for or between.

A weight or mass that is supported

(Chemistry) To treat (a solution) with a buffer.

The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces.

(Computers) To hold or collect (data) in a buffer.

Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal

An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.

The quantity that is or can be carried at one time.

One who polishes with a buff.

The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.

A wheel for buffing; a buff.

The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system.

A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; - usually said of an elderly man.

The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time

A substance or mixture of substances which can absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes the term is used in a medical context to mean antacid.

A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.

A data storage device or portion of memory used to temporarily store input or output data until the receiving device is ready to process it.

Vulgar Slang An ejaculation of semen.

Any object or person that shields another object or person from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.

A mental weight or burden

To add a buffer{5} to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity.

A responsibility regarded as oppressive.

An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts.

An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

The power output of a generator or power plant.

(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system

A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.

A power tool used to buff surfaces

A fee that a mutual fund charges to an investor when the investor purchases or redeems shares in the fund.

A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

Often loads(Informal) A great number or amount

An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

Derogatory Slang A heavy or overweight person.

Add a buffer (a solution);

Genetic load.

Protect from impact;

To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance

To put something into or onto (a structure or conveyance)

To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap

To give worries or difficulties to; weigh down; burden

To insert (a necessary material) into a device

To insert a necessary material into

(Games) To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight.

To charge with additional meanings, implications, or emotional import

To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance.

To increase (an insurance premium or mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs.

(Baseball) To have or put runners on (first, second, and third base).

(Computers) To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory.

To receive a load

To charge a firearm with ammunition.

To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.

(Computers) To be transferred from a storage device into a computer's memory.

A burden; a weight to be carried.

(figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.

(in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle

A large number or amount.

The volume of work required to be performed.

(engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.

(electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.

(engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.

(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.

A unit of measure for various quantities.

The viral load

A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.

The charge of powder for a firearm.

(obsolete) Weight or violence of blows.

The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.

(euphemism) Nonsense; rubbish.

(computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.

(Philippines) prepaid phone credit

A person that spends all day online. The term was originally used in the late 1980s to describe users on free Q-Link (later America Online) accounts who never signed off the system at great expense to the company.

(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).

(transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.

(intransitive) To put a load on something.

(intransitive) To receive a load.

(intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.

(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.

(transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.

(transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.

(intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.

To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.

To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.

To put runners on first, second and third bases

(transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.

(transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.

(transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.

(transitive) To provide in abundance.

(transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.

To adulterate or drug.

To magnetize.

(Philippines) to top up or purchase phone credits

A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.

That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care.

A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.

The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.

Weight or violence of blows.

The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load evenly among his employees.

The device or devices that consume power from a power supply.

The weight or force that a structural support bears or is designed to bear; the object that creates that force.

To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.

To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine.

To magnetize.

Weight to be borne or conveyed

A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;

Goods carried by a large vehicle

An amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate;

The power output of a generator or power plant

An onerous or difficult concern;

A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

Electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

Fill or place a load on;

Provide with munition;

Put (something) on a structure or conveyance;