keyboard buffer

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Noun1.keyboard buffer - a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them
buffer storage, buffer store, buffer - (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
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For example, in NK-DOS an expanded 1 Kbyte of RAM is used for the keyboard buffer. The input from the keyboard is stored in a FIFO queue.
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