firehose syndrome: n. In mainstream folklore it is observed
that trying to drink from a firehose can be a good way to rip your
lips off. On computer networks, the absence or failure of flow
control mechanisms can lead to situations in which the sending
system sprays a massive flood of packets at an unfortunate receiving
system, more than it can handle. Compare overrun, buffer
overflow.
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