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throttling

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of throttle

noun throttlings

  1. countable, uncountable The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
  2. countable, uncountable Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
  3. countable, uncountable Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.

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@misc{throttling_2026,
  title = {throttling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throttling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}