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On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Michael Toomim wrote:

> The term "buffer" means nothing to a new emacs user, even if they thoroughly 
> understand the dictionary definition of it.

That's why new users should read the tutorial: it explains the basic 
terminology, including "buffer".