throttling

English

Verb

throttling

1. present participle of throttle

Noun

throttling (countable and uncountable, plural throttlings)

1. The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
2. Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
3. Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.