throttling
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈθrɔtəlɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
limitación
- With the absence of bandwidth throttling, the test environment is reflective of a B2B context where client machines are likely to have high-speed Internet connections.
- bandwidth throttling
Examples
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Bandwidth throttling involves limiting throughput to simulate an environment where client machines connect via slower dial-up links.
Academic text (2004) -
Bandwidth throttling can slow down your internet connection, making it difficult to stream videos.
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It is not lost on me that there is a throttling of information like this.
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The rules barred data throttling and paid fast lanes.
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Beginning September 5th, the nation's No. 4 carrier will offer an unlimited data add-on with no caps and no speed throttling for $20 per month when added to a Value voice and messaging plan or $30 per month when added to a Classic voice and text plan.
Blog text (24) -
The service provider implemented throttling to manage heavy internet traffic during peak hours.
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Many users complained about throttling when their download speeds were reduced unexpectedly.
Synonyms
53
3.7
A time when activity or progress becomes slower than usual
13
2.7
A decrease in how fast something moves or happens
10
5.5
A slowing down of speed or rate of change
How Restrictive
- Texting
5
3.7
- Specialized
1
6.6
- Specialized
3
6.9
- Specialized
1
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Throttling comes from the same root as the word throat, carrying the idea of making a passage smaller to 'slow' a flow. So in computing throttling means slowing or limiting data speed on purpose.