Buffers are typically used when there is a difference between the rate at which data is received and the rate at which it can be processed, or in the case that these rates are variable, for example in a printer spooler or in online video streaming.
Luke Spencer leaving 'General Hospital': Laura returning as Anthony Geary exits. FILE - In this April 26, 2015, file photo, Anthony Geary accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for General Hospital, at the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Burbank, Calif. After 37 years, Geary finishes his role as Luke Spencer on ABC's General Hospital on Monday, July 27, 2015.
Scott Baldwin. Scott Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap operas, General Hospital and its now-defunct spinoff Port Charles. He is often remembered as the odd man out in GH's well-known love story of Luke and Laura Spencer. The character debuted on GH as a child in the 1960s.