bursty

English

Etymology

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English burst

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English bursty

From burst + -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bursty (comparative burstier, superlative burstiest)

1. (computer science) Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information

   The router needs to handle bursty traffic.

Coordinate terms

• batchy
• busy

Derived terms

• burstily
• burstiness

Translations

occurring in abrupt bursts

• Arabic: متقطع, متدفق m
• German: stoßartig (de)
• Korean: 버스티한 (beoseutihan)

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