flow control

English

Noun

flow control (uncountable)

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

Translations

process of managing the rate of data transmission

• Finnish: vuonohjaus (fi)
• German: Flusskontrolle f
• Greek: έλεγχος ροής m (élenchos roḯs)

See also

• Network flow control on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• US Supreme Court case concerning waste flow control on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• US FAA air traffic flow control on Wikipedia.Wikipedia