Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The act or process taking place when one pause buffers; the action itself as a technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: video-games
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noun
An iteration of such a technique being used.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: video-games
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verb
present participle and gerund of pause buffer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Topics: video-games
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History
From pause buffer + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
