In Oracle what does 'Buffer Gets' actually refer to?

Buffer Gets    Executions  Gets per Exec  %Total Time (s)  Time (s) Hash Value
--------------- ------------ -------------- ------ -------- --------- ----------
    137,948,100       31,495        4,380.0   98.4  6980.57   6873.46 4212400674
Module: JDBC Thin Client
SELECT fieldOne, fieldTwo, fieldThree, fieldFour, fieldFive FROM TableExample
WHERE fieldOne = 'example'