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Meaning of leaky bucket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A counter or variable that is incremented whenever an event of interest occurs, and also periodically decremented; used in algorithms to check whether events will gradually overflow the system's capacity, for example in a telecommunication network.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leaky gut syndrome leaky weir Leal Lealholm lealness lealty

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