flow control

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Noun

1. 1
   The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
2. 2
   Laws, regulations, and economic incentives or disincentives used by waste managers to direct waste generated in a specific geographic area to a designated landfill, recycling, or waste-to-energy facility.
3. 3
   The practice of holding aircraft on the ground in anticipation of congestion at destination airspace and airports.