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- verb Present participle of
throttle . - noun The temporary
reduction ofbandwidth through a communications network by controlling thepackage flow rate. Used to minimise congestion. Also known as bandwidth throttling.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
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Examples
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But throttling is just a stopgap measure because unlike telephone data, Internet transmissions are growing exponentially!
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Source throttling is indeed a legitimate traffic engineering technique.
An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Defense played well, especially in throttling the Bengals at times.
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Indeed, the ISPs argue that their judicious use of "throttling" - scaling back the bandwidth available to the heaviest users - levels the playing field for ordinary customers.
unknown title 2009
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The report: “Deep Packet Inspection: The End of the Internet as We Know It?” highlights the use of DPI equipment by Comcast in throttling P2P traffic, in Cox’s traffic prioritization scheme, the role DPI played in NebuAd’s plans to monitor web surfing in order to deliver advertising, and the use of such equipment to introduce consumption-based broadband programs.
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La Forge was revisiting the idea of throttling Rasmussen, and damn the consequences.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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La Forge was revisiting the idea of throttling Rasmussen, and damn the consequences.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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The really important part of the story is here: ... the CRTC also announced it was opening a new probe into the larger issue of throttling, which is also done by other large internet service providers such as Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Inc. Interested parties will have until Feb. 16 to submit their thoughts and a public hearing will be held on July 6 in Gatineau, Que.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: November 2008 Archives 2008
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Even as Sprint touts its fully unlimited plans, it said last week that it plans to place limits on its prepaid arm, Virgin Mobile, that would slow down the connection of any user who exceeds 2.5 gigabytes of data a month, a practice known as throttling.
CNET News.com 2011
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In 2005, Netflix acknowledged that it employed an unpopular practice known as throttling.
CNET News.com 2011
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