token bucket

noun

A fixed-capacity data structure to which tokens or packets are added at a fixed rate; used in algorithms to check whether sufficient tokens will be available when expected, for example in a telecommunication network.

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Meanings

nountoken bucket (plural token buckets)

plural token buckets

  1. computerA fixed-capacity data structure to which tokens or packets are added at a fixed rate; used in algorithms to check whether sufficient tokens will be available when expected, for example in a telecommunication network.
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APA

token bucket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/token%20bucket

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“token bucket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/token%20bucket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “token bucket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/token%20bucket.

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