backpressure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pressure that is opposed to the flow of a fluid.
  2. The buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck.

Word forms

backpressure backpressures back pressure

Etymology

From back + pressure.

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