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bottleneckA lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU from being used to its fullest capacity. bottleneck a narrow stretch of road or a junction at which traffic is or may be held up bottleneck [′bäd·əl‚nek] (petroleum engineering) A section of reduced diameter in a drill pipe that is caused by excessive longitudinal strain or a combination of such strain and irregular swaying of the mechanism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Even with this substantial output of students, SERE's placement at the end of the pipeline contributed to a bottleneck effect that the transformation aims to correct. NDAS eliminates the bottleneck effect, typical in NAS, caused by excessive CPU data processing, by connecting directly to a network without a separate CPU or memory. The emitting server is subject to a bottleneck effect, which can cause the Webcast to fail. |
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