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traffic shaping

traffic shaping noun: the technique of slowing down Internet packet flow rate by narrowing the bandwidth to avoid a possible system overload.

Noun

traffic shaping (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The technique of slowing down Internet packet flow rate by narrowing the bandwidth to avoid a possible system overload.

Questions about traffic shaping

What does traffic shaping mean?
Traffic shaping means the technique of slowing down Internet packet flow rate by narrowing the bandwidth to avoid a possible system overload.
What part of speech is traffic shaping?
Traffic shaping is a noun.

Words near traffic shaping in the dictionary

  1. traffic paddle
  2. traffic paddles
  3. traffic park
  4. traffic parks
  5. traffic police
  6. traffic shaping
  7. traffic sign
  8. traffic signal
  9. traffic signal box
  10. traffic signal boxes
  11. traffic signals

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