Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bufferbloat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bufferbloat
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.

Uncountable

noun

Delay caused by such excessive buffering.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The issue about bufferbloat was first exposed by Dave P. Reed in [12]. He found large RTTs along the routes but without packet loss."

Etymology

From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bufferbloats (plural)

Questions

What does bufferbloat mean?: Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.
Where does bufferbloat come from?: From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

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