buffer zone
nounUK /ˈbʌfə zəʊn/
US /ˈbʌfər zoʊn/
A buffer zone is a special space between two places that keeps them apart and safe.
The park acts as a buffer zone between the busy road and the quiet houses.
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2. An area of land between two countries that helps prevent fighting.
Soldiers are not allowed inside the buffer zone between the two nations.
3. A strip of land that protects a natural area from harm.
Trees form a buffer zone around the river to keep the water clean.
4. A space in a computer's memory used to hold data for a short time.
The program stores the file in a buffer zone before saving it.