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flow control

flow control noun: the management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.

Noun

flow control (uncountable)

  1. The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
  2. (US, environmental engineering) 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) The practice of holding aircraft on the ground in anticipation of congestion at destination airspace and airports.

flow control meaning in Tamil

flow control in Tamil

பாய்வு கட்டுப்பாடு

Questions about flow control

What does flow control mean?
Flow control means the management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
What is flow control in Tamil?
Flow control in Tamil is பாய்வு கட்டுப்பாடு. See Flow control meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flow control?
Flow control is a noun.

Words near flow control in the dictionary

  1. flow blue
  2. flow cell
  3. flow cells
  4. flow chart
  5. flow charts
  6. flow control
  7. flow cytometer
  8. flow cytometers
  9. flow cytometry
  10. flow cytophotometry
  11. flow diagram

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