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backpressure

backpressure noun: pressure that is opposed to the desired flow of a fluid (through a duct).

Noun

backpressure (countable and uncountable, plural backpressures)

  1. 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
  2. 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

backpressure meaning in Tamil

backpressure in Tamil

எதிர் அழுத்தம்

Forms of backpressure

pluralbackpressures
alternative formback pressure
alternative formback-pressure

Origin of backpressure

From back + pressure.

Questions about backpressure

What does backpressure mean?
Backpressure means pressure that is opposed to the desired flow of a fluid (through a duct).
What is backpressure in Tamil?
Backpressure in Tamil is எதிர் அழுத்தம். See Backpressure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backpressure?
Backpressure is a noun.
What is the plural of backpressure?
The plural of backpressure is backpressures.

Words near backpressure in the dictionary

  1. backported
  2. backporting
  3. backports
  4. backpost
  5. backposts
  6. backpressure
  7. backpressures
  8. backprime
  9. backprimed
  10. backprimes
  11. backpriming

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