限流

xiànliú

限流 — xiànliú

1. to restrict the movement or number of passengers, customers, or vehicles (e.g., by controlling entry or throughput)

   节假日期间，车站会采取限流措施以避免拥堵。 jiéjiàrì qījiān chēzhàn huì cǎiqǔ xiànliú cuòshī yǐ bìmiǎn yōngdǔ — During holidays, stations implement crowd-control (flow-limiting) measures to avoid congestion.

2. to limit or suppress the spread of sensitive or prohibited content (e.g., on social platforms)

   为了遵守监管要求，平台对涉敏内容进行了限流处理。 wèile zūnshǒu jiānguǎn yāoqiú píngtái duì shè mǐn nèiróng jìnxíng le xiànliú chǔlǐ — To comply with regulations, the platform limited the distribution of sensitive content.

3. (electricity) to limit electric current (current limiting), often via circuitry or devices

   这个电路设计有限流器来保护元件不被过大电流损坏。 zhège diànlùshèjì yǒuxiàn liú qì lái bǎohù yuánjiàn bù bèi guò dà diànliú sǔnhuài — This circuit is designed with a current limiter to protect components from excessive current.

4. (computing/networking) rate limiting — to restrict the rate of requests, data, or connections to prevent abuse or overload

   为了防止接口被滥用，我们在 API 上做了限流策略。 wèile fángzhǐ jiēkǒu bèi lànyòng wǒmen zài A P I shàng zuò le xiànliú cèlüè — To prevent the API from being abused, we implemented rate-limiting policies.