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rate limit

rate limit noun: the maximum number of requests in a given timeframe that are able to be made to a server that uses rate limiting.

Noun

rate limit (plural rate limits)

  1. The maximum number of requests in a given timeframe that are able to be made to a server that uses rate limiting.

Forms of rate limit

pluralrate limits

Questions about rate limit

What does rate limit mean?
Rate limit means the maximum number of requests in a given timeframe that are able to be made to a server that uses rate limiting.
What part of speech is rate limit?
Rate limit is a noun.
What is the plural of rate limit?
The plural of rate limit is rate limits.

Words near rate limit in the dictionary

  1. rate cards
  2. rate constant
  3. rate constants
  4. rate equation
  5. rate equations
  6. rate limit
  7. rate limiter
  8. rate limiters
  9. rate limiting
  10. rate limits
  11. rate of change

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