bottleneck
a narrow point in a system where things slow down or get stuck
TRANSLATION
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STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The remainder of the century will be a BOTTLENECK of growing human impact on the environment and diminishing of biodiversity
E.O. Wilson in the Economist
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A £62m plan to ease congestion at a BOTTLENECK on the M4 motorway begins next month.
BBC
E.O. Wilson in the Economist
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A £62m plan to ease congestion at a BOTTLENECK on the M4 motorway begins next month.
BBC
Did you
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bottleneck
noun
- a narrow route
- a point of traffic congestion
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Bottleneck refers to the narrow part of a bottle at the top, called the neck, which slows down the flow of the contents of the bottle. Bottlenecks can occur in many situations. One of the most common occurrences is vehicular traffic congestion. In this case, the bottleneck is where the incoming flow of traffic is restricted or obstructed, such as when the number of lanes is reduced.
In engineering, bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is severely limited by a single component. The component is sometimes called a bottleneck point. A bottleneck lies on a system's critical path and provides the lowest throughput. A bottleneck might be caused by a processor, a communications link or software for instance.
Bottlenecks can be found in logistics networks as well. These are points at which the flow of goods being transported is slowed down because they can't be sent out as quickly as they as come in.
Bottleneck is also used to describe a dramatic reduction in the size of a population (as of a species) that results in a decrease in genetic variation.
Finally, bottleneck describes a style of guitar playing in which an object, such as a piece of glass or metal, is passed across the strings to achieve a gliding sound. This style is popular among blues guitarists.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"We occasionally experience bottlenecks in production but they are quickly eliminated."
noun
- a narrow route
- a point of traffic congestion
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Bottleneck refers to the narrow part of a bottle at the top, called the neck, which slows down the flow of the contents of the bottle. Bottlenecks can occur in many situations. One of the most common occurrences is vehicular traffic congestion. In this case, the bottleneck is where the incoming flow of traffic is restricted or obstructed, such as when the number of lanes is reduced.
In engineering, bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is severely limited by a single component. The component is sometimes called a bottleneck point. A bottleneck lies on a system's critical path and provides the lowest throughput. A bottleneck might be caused by a processor, a communications link or software for instance.
Bottlenecks can be found in logistics networks as well. These are points at which the flow of goods being transported is slowed down because they can't be sent out as quickly as they as come in.
Bottleneck is also used to describe a dramatic reduction in the size of a population (as of a species) that results in a decrease in genetic variation.
Finally, bottleneck describes a style of guitar playing in which an object, such as a piece of glass or metal, is passed across the strings to achieve a gliding sound. This style is popular among blues guitarists.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"We occasionally experience bottlenecks in production but they are quickly eliminated."
