backpressure en · NOUN
Etymology
From back + pressure.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Pressure that is opposed to the desired flow of a fluid (through a duct).
If the back pressure is decreased (p_b) an external expansion occurs, but the duct flow is unchanged. If the back pressure is increased, shocks appear external to the duct (p_c).
1999, William F. Hughes, John A. Brighton, Schaum's Outline of Fluid Dynamics, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 195:
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(countable, uncountable) The buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck; a technique to control the flow of data between producers and consumers.
Samsara has tuneables to ensure that back-pressure can be applied so that consumers can process data at the rate they are comfortable with.
2018, Jyotiswarup Raiturkar, Hands-On Software Architecture with Golang: Design and architect highly scalable and robust applications using Go, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| back-pressure | alternative | lexicographic | |
| back pressure | alternative | lexicographic | |
| backpressures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
fi vastapaine (opposed pressure) · de Staudruck (opposed pressure) · nl tegendruk (opposed pressure) · de Rückdruck (opposed pressure) · it contropressione (opposed pressure) · fr contre-pression (opposed pressure) · de Gegendruck (opposed pressure) · ga frithbhrú (opposed pressure)