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Throttle vs Throttling - What's the difference?

throttle | throttling |

As nouns the difference between throttle and throttling

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 throttling is the temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate used to minimise congestion also known as bandwidth throttling .

As verbs the difference between throttle and throttling

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

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.

    throttling

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate. Used to minimise congestion. Also known as bandwidth throttling.
  • Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.