Bottleneck
noun
A point of congestion or blockage in a system or process.
The construction work on the highway created a bottleneck during rush hours.
Often appears as...
- traffic bottleneck
- production bottleneck
noun
The narrow part at the top of a bottle.
He poured the wine into the glass through the bottleneck.
Often appears as...
- narrow bottleneck
- bottle's bottleneck
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Visual
noun
In computing, a limitation in data flow or speed in a system.
The low speed of the hard drive is the bottleneck in this computer system.
Often appears as...
- network bottleneck
- hard drive bottleneck
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Technical
noun
In ecology, a sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities.
The hunting of elephants has created a population bottleneck.
Often appears as...
- population bottleneck
- genetic bottleneck
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Academic
noun
In music, a style of guitar playing where a slide, often made from a glass bottle neck, is used.
He used the bottleneck technique to create a unique sound on his guitar.
Often appears as...
- bottleneck technique
- guitar bottleneck
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Artistic
noun
A point of congestion or blockage in a system or process.
The construction work on the highway created a bottleneck during rush hours.
Often appears as...
- traffic bottleneck
- production bottleneck
noun
The narrow part at the top of a bottle.
He poured the wine into the glass through the bottleneck.
Often appears as...
- narrow bottleneck
- bottle's bottleneck
Usage tips
Visual
noun
In computing, a limitation in data flow or speed in a system.
The low speed of the hard drive is the bottleneck in this computer system.
Often appears as...
- network bottleneck
- hard drive bottleneck
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In ecology, a sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities.
The hunting of elephants has created a population bottleneck.
Often appears as...
- population bottleneck
- genetic bottleneck
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In music, a style of guitar playing where a slide, often made from a glass bottle neck, is used.
He used the bottleneck technique to create a unique sound on his guitar.
Often appears as...
- bottleneck technique
- guitar bottleneck
Usage tips
Artistic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Negative
While 'bottleneck' implies a slowdown, in some contexts it might be necessary or planned for.
The toll gate acts as a bottleneck to regulate traffic flow.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify and Solve
'Bottleneck' is commonly used to identify issues to solve in business and engineering.
Our project review will focus on finding the bottleneck steps.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
It is often used metaphorically to describe any narrow point or restriction in a system.
The approval process was a bureaucratic bottleneck.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Negative
While 'bottleneck' implies a slowdown, in some contexts it might be necessary or planned for.
The toll gate acts as a bottleneck to regulate traffic flow.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify and Solve
'Bottleneck' is commonly used to identify issues to solve in business and engineering.
Our project review will focus on finding the bottleneck steps.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
It is often used metaphorically to describe any narrow point or restriction in a system.
The approval process was a bureaucratic bottleneck.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Negative
While 'bottleneck' implies a slowdown, in some contexts it might be necessary or planned for.
The toll gate acts as a bottleneck to regulate traffic flow.
Pro Tip 2/3Identify and Solve
'Bottleneck' is commonly used to identify issues to solve in business and engineering.
Our project review will focus on finding the bottleneck steps.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
It is often used metaphorically to describe any narrow point or restriction in a system.
The approval process was a bureaucratic bottleneck.
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How to solve traffic...
dots show the most congested parts which other bridges that lead into the inner city and then come what someone came up with the idea that apart from good public transport or import the support from spending money on roads let's try to charge drivers one or two euros at these bottlenecks now one or two use
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Cork in a Bottle PIPE...
know the science behind this yes it's all to do with friction okay the rough surface of the cork and the fact that it has to be compressed to fit in the bottleneck makes removing it seem impossible but the inflated bag creates a hook helping you apply more force and then provides a smooth barrier that
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What will change Africa?...
that's when I built my houses and paid my children's school fees in the absence of that really what are they going to do so we forget that it has to be a way to bypass that bottleneck and give power to the raw folk and in doing our work with computerized plantations we've done okay
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Why Are There Too Many...
different male to produce stronger offspring when the sales were close to extinction they faced a genetic bottleneck but this act of choice of a genetically different partner may have helped the fur seal population to explode with such vigor however the fact that currently it's
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The future of...
now that demand exceeds the availability of spectrum they're often paying significant sums of money for those spectrum licenses raising issues of power influence and ultimately the cost to the consumer so spectrum management is becoming a bit of a bottleneck to
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One of the Oldest in...
pronghorn crossed through this bottleneck twice a year once in the spring and once in the fall vehicle wildlife collisions are a problem all across the state but they become particularly problematic during these migratory time periods when there's a
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Mary Lou Jepsen: Could...
Or a musician to get the music out of his head? There are incredible possibilities with this as a way for creative people to share at light speed. And the truth is, the remaining bottleneck in being able to do this
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David Holt: The stories...
I just break off another bottleneck and play these steel guitar blues. People say, "Oh, snap out of it!" Oh yeah, that's easier said than done.
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10 TOP Natural History...
oh dear big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
a bottleneck funnels these exiting bats
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How to solve traffic...
dots show the most congested parts which other bridges that lead into the inner city and then come what someone came up with the idea that apart from good public transport or import the support from spending money on roads let's try to charge drivers one or two euros at these bottlenecks now one or two use
Video examples
Cork in a Bottle PIPE...
know the science behind this yes it's all to do with friction okay the rough surface of the cork and the fact that it has to be compressed to fit in the bottleneck makes removing it seem impossible but the inflated bag creates a hook helping you apply more force and then provides a smooth barrier that
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What will change Africa?...
that's when I built my houses and paid my children's school fees in the absence of that really what are they going to do so we forget that it has to be a way to bypass that bottleneck and give power to the raw folk and in doing our work with computerized plantations we've done okay
Video examples
Why Are There Too Many...
different male to produce stronger offspring when the sales were close to extinction they faced a genetic bottleneck but this act of choice of a genetically different partner may have helped the fur seal population to explode with such vigor however the fact that currently it's
Video examples
The future of...
now that demand exceeds the availability of spectrum they're often paying significant sums of money for those spectrum licenses raising issues of power influence and ultimately the cost to the consumer so spectrum management is becoming a bit of a bottleneck to
Video examples
One of the Oldest in...
pronghorn crossed through this bottleneck twice a year once in the spring and once in the fall vehicle wildlife collisions are a problem all across the state but they become particularly problematic during these migratory time periods when there's a
Video examples
Mary Lou Jepsen: Could...
Or a musician to get the music out of his head? There are incredible possibilities with this as a way for creative people to share at light speed. And the truth is, the remaining bottleneck in being able to do this
Video examples
David Holt: The stories...
I just break off another bottleneck and play these steel guitar blues. People say, "Oh, snap out of it!" Oh yeah, that's easier said than done.
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
oh dear big cheeks and narrow bottlenecks
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
a bottleneck funnels these exiting bats
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Apollo Robbins
American
Think about it this way - if you have five senses, and they're all feeding into one place, kind of like a bottleneck, then now your mind has to make decisions of what is important and what is going to be above the radar and what's going to be below the radar.
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Jefferson Han
American Scientist
As computers have become more powerful, computer graphics have advanced to the point where it's possible to create photo-realistic images. The bottleneck wasn't, 'How do we make pixels prettier?' It was, 'How do we engage with them more?
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
As a species, we've somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we'll survive our own ingenuity.
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Karl Iagnemma
American Writer
Humans violate the rules in a safe and principled way, and the reality is that autonomous vehicles in the future may have to do the same thing if they don't want to be the source of bottlenecks.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Priorities are fundamental to politics because of inevitable information bottlenecks: these bottlenecks can be transformed by rare good organisation but they cannot be eradicated.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
We aim to encourage investments that ease our supply-side bottlenecks, such as rural roads, cold-storage, and grain-warehouses, which will also help us combat inflation.
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Muddy Waters
American Musician
I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
We have to shift the social model from a lot of formal protections toward loosening bottlenecks in the economy.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
Today, the biggest bottleneck to the growth of a corporation is availability of good talent.
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Apollo Robbins
American
Think about it this way - if you have five senses, and they're all feeding into one place, kind of like a bottleneck, then now your mind has to make decisions of what is important and what is going to be above the radar and what's going to be below the radar.
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Jefferson Han
American Scientist
As computers have become more powerful, computer graphics have advanced to the point where it's possible to create photo-realistic images. The bottleneck wasn't, 'How do we make pixels prettier?' It was, 'How do we engage with them more?
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
As a species, we've somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we'll survive our own ingenuity.
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Karl Iagnemma
American Writer
Humans violate the rules in a safe and principled way, and the reality is that autonomous vehicles in the future may have to do the same thing if they don't want to be the source of bottlenecks.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Priorities are fundamental to politics because of inevitable information bottlenecks: these bottlenecks can be transformed by rare good organisation but they cannot be eradicated.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
We aim to encourage investments that ease our supply-side bottlenecks, such as rural roads, cold-storage, and grain-warehouses, which will also help us combat inflation.
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Muddy Waters
American Musician
I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
We have to shift the social model from a lot of formal protections toward loosening bottlenecks in the economy.
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Indian Businessman
Today, the biggest bottleneck to the growth of a corporation is availability of good talent.
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