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Slowdown vs Riplock - What's the difference?

slowdown | riplock |

As nouns the difference between slowdown and riplock

is that slowdown is a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc while riplock is a deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.

slowdown

English

(wikipedia slowdown)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * abatement * cutback * diminution * retardation

    See also

    * slow down

    Anagrams

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    riplock

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia riplock)
  • (computing) A deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.