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rebuffer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From rebuff + -er.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, rebuffs.
   • One of the church's great roles is as the great dissenter of every age, the bearer of unwelcome truths, the rebuffer of the wisdoms of the world. 2001, Leonard Sweet, Soultsunami: Sink Or Swim in New Millennium Culture:

Forms

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rebuffers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

rebuffer en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From re- + buffer.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To buffer (data) again.
   • This avoids client-side buffer underflows and rebuffering interruptions. 2005, Stephen B. Weinstein, The multimedia Internet:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rebuffered	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
rebuffered	Tense=Past		lexicographic
rebuffers	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
rebuffering	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic