bufferheavy
Bufferheavy is a descriptive term used in software design to characterize systems, components, or workflows that rely extensively on buffering data at multiple stages. In a bufferheavy design, buffers are employed to smooth irregular input, decouple producers and consumers, and adapt to varying latency or throughput conditions. The label emphasizes the prominence of buffering in the architecture and its impact on performance, memory usage, and complexity.
The term is not an official standard in mainstream literature but appears in informal discussions, design notes,
Key characteristics of bufferheavy systems include sizable or multi-stage buffers, frequent allocation and deallocation of buffers,
Common contexts where bufferheavy patterns appear include network servers with large socket buffers, multimedia processing pipelines