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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flow control en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
  2. (US, qualifier:environmental engineering, uncountable) Laws, regulations, and economic incentives or disincentives used by waste managers to direct waste generated in a specific geographic area to a designated landfill, recycling, or waste-to-energy facility.
  3. (US, uncountable) The practice of holding aircraft on the ground in anticipation of congestion at destination airspace and airports.

Translations (3)

el έλεγχος ροής (process of managing the rate of data transmission) · fi vuonohjaus (process of managing the rate of data transmission) · de Flusskontrolle (process of managing the rate of data transmission)