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bufferbloat en · NOUN

Etymology

From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.
   • The issue about bufferbloat was first exposed by Dave P. Reed in [12]. He found large RTTs along the routes but without packet loss. 2022, Kewei Sha, Aaron Striegel, Min Song, editors, Advances in Computer Communications and Networks From Green, Mobile, Pervasive Networking to Big Data Computing, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 70:
2. (uncountable, usually) Delay caused by such excessive buffering.

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Translations (3)

fi bufferbloat (delay caused by excessive buffering) · fi liiallinen puskurointi (excessive buffering) · fi puskurointiviive (delay caused by excessive buffering)