token bucket (English, noun)
expansion: token bucket (plural token buckets)
Senses:
topics: computing
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mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A fixed-capacity data structure to which tokens or packets are added at a fixed rate; used in algorithms to check whether sufficient tokens will be available when expected, for example in a telecommunication network.
Forms:
form: token buckets
tags: plural