Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rate limit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: rate lim-it
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The maximum number of requests in a given timeframe that are able to be made to a server that uses rate limiting.

Inflected Forms

rate limits (plural)

Phrases

rate limiting rate limiter

Frequently Paired Words

rate limiting rate limiter

Questions

What does rate limit mean?: The maximum number of requests in a given timeframe that are able to be made to a server that uses rate limiting.

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