flow control

Noun

 * 1)  The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
 * 2)  Laws, regulations, and economic incentives or disincentives used by waste managers to direct waste generated in a specific geographic area to a designated landfill, recycling, or waste-to-energy facility.
 * 3)  The practice of holding aircraft on the ground in anticipation of congestion at destination airspace and airports.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * German: Flusskontrolle
 * Greek: έλεγχος ροής