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Buffer and Split

buffer

noun

  • Chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH. (
  • A neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict.
  • An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track.
  • 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 power tool used to buff surfaces.
  • A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact.
  • An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring.

verb

  • Add a buffer (a solution. )
    • usage: "buffered saline solution for the eyes"
  • Protect from impact.
    • usage: "cushion the blow"

adjective

  • Of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

anything that stands between two other things. For example, an inventory' BUFFER' would be additional inventory over and above committed or planned inventory. The inventory buffer will act as an inventory reserve to ensure that sufficient inventory is available when and if required, i. E., the buffer inventory stands between committed inventory and' out-of-stock' status.

split

noun

  • Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back. )
  • A bottle containing half the usual amount.
  • A promised or claimed share of loot or money.
    • usage: "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
  • A lengthwise crack in wood.
    • usage: "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
  • An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
    • usage: "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
  • An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
  • A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.
  • Tenpin bowling. ( a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl)
    • usage: "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
  • An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
    • usage: "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
  • The act of rending or ripping or splitting something.
    • usage: "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
  • Division of a group into opposing factions.
    • usage: "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

verb

  • Separate into parts or portions.
    • usage: "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
  • Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
    • usage: "cleave the bone"
  • Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
    • usage: "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
  • Go one's own way; move apart.
    • usage: "The friends separated after the party"
  • Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
    • usage: "The bubble burst"

adjective

  • Having been divided; having the unity destroyed.
    • usage: "Congress... Gave the impression of... A confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations- E. B. White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
  • Especially of wood. ( cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain)
    • usage: "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
  • (n.) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current.
  • (n.) A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass.
  • (n.) The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind.
  • (n.) Short for Split shot or stroke.
  • (a.) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
  • (a.) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 10/ is a split quotation.
  • (a.) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc.
  • (n.) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl.
  • (n.) Any of the dents of a reed.
  • (v.t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
  • (a.) Divided deeply; cleft.
  • (v.i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.
  • (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
  • (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.
  • (imp.&p.p.) of Split.
  • (v.i.) To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
  • (v.i.) To burst with laughter.
  • (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
  • (v.t.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
  • (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
  • (v.t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, especially by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
  • (n.) A piece that is split off or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
  • (v.i.) To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
  • (v.i.) To separate into parties or factions.
  • (n.) A crack or longitudinal fissure.
  • (v.i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
  • (v.t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
  • (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
  • (a.) Divided; cleft.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

When a company increases the number of shares it has outstanding. In a two-for-one' Split', each share is split into two. The investor's percentage of equity in the company remains the same. So, if you had 100 shares valued at $50, each, after the split you would have 200 shares valued at $25 each. Companies often split their stock when the price gets too high. There are also reverse splits, when companies decrease the number of shares outstanding.

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