jobbuffer
nounUK /ˈdʒɒbˌbʌfə/
US /ˈdʒɑːbˌbʌfər/
A jobbuffer is a special place where a computer keeps jobs safe until it is ready to do them.
The printer put my picture in the jobbuffer so it could print it after the big report.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A temporary storage area in a computer that holds print jobs waiting to be printed.
The jobbuffer was full, so my document waited a long time before printing.
3. A holding list for tasks that are waiting to be processed by a system.
The server's jobbuffer showed twelve tasks still waiting.
4. A person or tool that buffers (cushions) the impact of jobs on a system.
The new software acts as a jobbuffer, smoothing out sudden rushes of work.