unthrottle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ throttle

Verb[edit]

unthrottle (third-person singular simple present unthrottles, present participle unthrottling, simple past and past participle unthrottled)

  1. (transitive) To undo the throttling of; to release from a throttled state.
    • 1998, Mark F. Komarinski, Cary Collett, Linux System Administration Handbook, page 123:
      Innwatch configuration: Defines at what points innwatch should throttle and unthrottle the news server.
    • 2014, Alan Crawford, Audi R8: 30 Years of Quattro AWD, page 48:
      Audi points out that their FSI technology eliminates the throttle plate, essentially unthrottling the engine, reducing heat loss, and thereby increasing output while reducing fuel consumption.