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bufferbloat

bufferbloat noun: excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.

Noun

bufferbloat (usually uncountable, plural bufferbloats)

  1. (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. (usually) Delay caused by such excessive buffering.

Forms of bufferbloat

pluralbufferbloats

Origin of bufferbloat

From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

Questions about bufferbloat

What does bufferbloat mean?
Bufferbloat means excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.
What part of speech is bufferbloat?
Bufferbloat is a noun.
What is the plural of bufferbloat?
The plural of bufferbloat is bufferbloats.

Words near bufferbloat in the dictionary

  1. buffer zone
  2. buffer zones
  3. bufferable
  4. bufferbeam
  5. bufferbeams
  6. bufferbloat
  7. bufferbloats
  8. bufferdom
  9. buffered
  10. buffered up
  11. bufferedness

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