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1. countableuncountablefluid dynamicsPressure that is opposed to the desired flow of a fluid (through a duct).

   If the back pressure is decreased (p_b) an external expansion occurs, but the duct flow is unchanged. If the back pressure is increased, shocks appear external to the duct (p_c).

   1999, William F. Hughes, John A. Brighton, Schaum's Outline of Fluid Dynamics, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 195

2. countableuncountablecomputingThe buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck; a technique to control the flow of data between producers and consumers.

   Samsara has tuneables to ensure that back-pressure can be applied so that consumers can process data at the rate they are comfortable with.

   2018, Jyotiswarup Raiturkar, Hands-On Software Architecture with Golang: Design and architect highly scalable and robust applications using Go, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN