Korean word

버퍼링

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeopeoring

Meaning

  • nounbuffering

Example

지금 버퍼링이 있어서 동영상이 끊겨요.chi geum peo peo ring i i sseo seo tong yeong sang i kkeun kyeo yo

The video keeps stopping because it's buffering right now.

Illustration for 버퍼링 (buffering)

More examples

인터넷 속도가 느려서 버퍼링 때문에 영상이 자주 끊겨요.in teo net sok tto ga neu ryeo seo peo peo ring ttae mu ne yeong sang i cha ju kkeun kyeo yo

Because the internet is slow, the video often stops due to buffering.

Core concept

Playback stops or slows briefly because the next part of a stream is not ready.

Common phrases

  • 동영상 버퍼링tong yeong sang peo peo ring

    video buffering

  • 버퍼링 때문에peo peo ring ttae mu ne

    because of buffering

  • 심한 버퍼링sim han peo peo ring

    severe buffering

Similar words

로딩roding: The time a device spends preparing requested content for display.
끊김kkeunkim: A loss of continuous sound or video during a call or playback.
렉rek: Unsteady movement or control caused by slow processing or communication.
지연chiyeon: A wait caused by a signal or data taking longer than expected to arrive.

Definition in Korean

스트리밍이나 동영상 재생 중에 데이터 공급이 일시적으로 끊겨 영상이나 소리 재생이 멈추거나 지연되는 현상을 가리키는 명사seu teu ri ming i na tong yeong sang chae saeng chung e te i teo kong geu bi il ssi jeo geu ro kkeun kyeo yeong sang i na so ri chae saeng i meom chu geo na chi yeon doe neun hyeon sang eul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

The Korean form is borrowed from English buffering, based on buffer, a place or process that holds data briefly before it is used.

Usage tips

  • The Korean pronunciation is beopeoring, so learners may recognize the written loanword before they recognize it in fast speech.

Opposites

  • 원활함wonhwalhamsmoothnessnoun

Related words

  • 버퍼peopeobuffernoun
  • 버퍼링하다peopeoringhadabufferverb

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