Text buffer

Text buffer may refer to:
 * In programming:
 * a text buffer is a region in memory where text is temporarily stored while it is being worked on by the CPU. The CPU can write and read to and from a text buffer, essentially manipulating text. The CPU might be moving it from one location to another to fulfil a request by a user.  see Data buffer
 * a part of video adapter's memory in a text mode;
 * a backup (or mirror, or emulation) of that part in the system RAM, see e.g. virtual console.
 * In text editors:
 * same as clipboard (software), but for text.