Buffer Size
Noun · Development
Definitions
The amount of data a buffer is configured to hold before data is flushed, processed, or blocked. Buffer size affects throughput, latency, memory usage, and failure behavior in networking, streaming, file I/O, and concurrent systems.
In plain English: How much data a buffer can hold at one time.
Example: "Increasing the socket buffer size improved bulk transfer throughput, but it also made memory spikes much worse during burst traffic."