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# Buffer

Previously defined in the [Buffering](../buffering.md) concept section, the `buffer` phase in the pipeline aims to provide a unified and persistent mechanism to store your data, either using the primary in-memory model or using the filesystem based mode.
The [`buffer`](../buffering.md) phase in the pipeline aims to provide a unified and
persistent mechanism to store your data, using the primary in-memory model or the
file system-based mode.

The `buffer` phase already contains the data in an immutable state, meaning that no other filter can be applied.
The `buffer` phase contains the data in an immutable state, meaning that no other
filter can be applied.

```mermaid
graph LR
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style D stroke:darkred,stroke-width:2px;
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Note that buffered data is not raw text, it's in Fluent Bit's internal binary representation.
{% endhint %}
Buffered data uses the Fluent Bit internal binary representation, which isn't raw text.

Fluent Bit offers a buffering mechanism in the file system that acts as a _backup system_ to avoid data loss in case of system failures.
Fluent Bit offers a buffering mechanism in the file system that acts as a backup
system to avoid data loss in case of system failures.