Screen buffer

Screen buffer

In computing, screen buffer is a part of computer memory used by a computer application for the representation of the content to be shown on the computer display. [1] The screen buffer may also be called the video buffer, the regeneration buffer, or regen buffer for short. [2]

Screen buffers should be distinguished from video memory. To this end, the term off-screen buffer is also used.

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