backpressure

English

Alternative forms

back pressure

Etymology

back +‎ pressure

Noun

backpressure (countable and uncountable, plural backpressures)

(fluid dynamics) Pressure that is opposed to the flow of a fluid.
(computing) The buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck.

Translations

opposed pressure

Finnish: vastapaine
Irish: frithbhrú m

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