firehose syndrome
<networking, jargon>
An absence, failure or inadequacy of flow control mechanisms causing the sender to overwhelm the receiver. The implication is that, like trying to drink from a firehose, the consequenses are worse than just loss of data, e.g. the receiver may crash.
See ping-flood. [Jargon File]Last updated: 2007-03-12
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