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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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| Severe bottlenecking is possible this fall at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as last-minute orders by nervous retailers, uncertain about the strength of the holiday shopping season, generate a higher than usual amount of cargo late in the peak shipping season. The trick is to solve the specific bottleneck, so those individual problems get resolved and are scalable, so that as your processing needs increase, you can use the same (or comparable solution) to resolve future bottlenecking issues. This is a significant milestone in Fiberworks' progress toward building the Atlanta area Metro Access system," said John Sanders, director of External Relations, "We've achieved the highest level of authority needed to execute our business plan of becoming a `carrier's carrier,' and to construct all-fiber networks to eliminate bottlenecking in the public Internet and telephone networks," he added. |
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