Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly during high load.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Delay caused by such excessive buffering.

Origin

From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

From buffer + bloat, first attested in 2010.

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Forms

plural: bufferbloats
Singularbufferbloat

uncountable

See also

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