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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>firehose syndrome</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../F.html" title="F"/><link rel="previous" href="firefighting.html" title="firefighting"/><link rel="next" href="firewall-code.html" title="firewall code"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">firehose syndrome</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="firefighting.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">F</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="firewall-code.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="firehose-syndrome"/><dt xmlns="" id="firehose-syndrome"><b>firehose syndrome</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> In mainstream folklore it is observed that trying to drink from a
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firehose can be a good way to rip your lips off. On computer networks, the
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absence or failure of flow control mechanisms can lead to situations in
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which the sending system sprays a massive flood of packets at an
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unfortunate receiving system, more than it can handle. Compare
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