Talk:buffer

Possible etymology split?
John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) calls buffer "a familiar expression for a jolly acquaintance, probably from the French BOUFFARD, a fool or clown; a 'jolly old BUFFER,' said of a good-humoured or liberal old man." Equinox ◑ 03:32, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Possible Arabic origin
The Portugese town of Albufeira gets its name from the Arabic al-Buħayra (البحيرة), meaning lagoon. Seems more than possible that the lagoon, separating the sea from the land, has come to be seen as a buffer and given its name to the concept of a separating zone in between two quite different elements. Al Bufeira, the buffer. Peynirli (talk) 18:42, 4 July 2023 (UTC)