Throttling
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters
Definition of Throttling
verb
- To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- To strangle or choke someone.
- To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
- To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
noun
- The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
- Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
- Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.
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