Meanings
nounflow control (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputingThe management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
- USuncountableenvironmental engineeringLaws, 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.
- USuncountableaeronauticsThe practice of holding aircraft on the ground in anticipation of congestion at destination airspace and airports.
Translations
Finnish vuonohjaus
- vuonohjausprocess of managing the rate of data transmission
German Flusskontrolle
- Flusskontrolleprocess of managing the rate of data transmission
Greek έλεγχος ροής
- έλεγχος ροής (élenchos roḯs)process of managing the rate of data transmission
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APA
flow control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flow%20control
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“flow control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flow%20control. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flow control,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flow%20control.
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