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Throttle vs Shutter - What's the difference?

throttle | shutter |

In lang=en terms the difference between throttle and shutter

is that throttle is to utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated while shutter is to close shutters covering.

As nouns the difference between throttle and shutter

is that throttle is a valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine while shutter is one who shuts or closes something.

As verbs the difference between throttle and shutter

is that throttle is to cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc) while shutter is to close shutters covering.

throttle

English

(wikipedia throttle)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *. More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
  • The windpipe or trachea.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (throttl)
  • To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
  • To strangle or choke someone.
  • * Milton
    • Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck.
  • To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
  • To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
  • To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Throttle their practised accent in their fears.

    shutter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who shuts or closes something.
  • * (Max Beerbohm)
    • it would be very difficult to pack this drawing in such a way that it would be sure not to be injured by the frantic fingers of the openers and shutters .
  • (usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
  • (photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.

    • Derived terms

    * roller shutter * shutter priority * shutter speed

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To close shutters covering.
    • Shutter the windows, there's a storm coming!
  • To close up (a building or an operation) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
    • It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.
    The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.

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