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    buffer
    /ˈbʌfə/

    noun

    • 1. a person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between incompatible or antagonistic people or things: "family and friends can provide a buffer against stress"
    • 2. a solution which resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it.

    verb

    • 1. lessen or moderate the impact of (something): "the massage helped to buffer the strain"
    • 2. treat with a chemical buffer: "add organic matter to buffer the resulting alkalinity"

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