throttling

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Verb

1. present participle of throttle#English|throttle

Noun

throttling

1. The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
2. Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
3. Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.

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