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congestion Synonyms

congestion

n.

profusion, crowdedness, crowding, overcrowding, clogging, overpopulation, press, jam, traffic jam, bottleneck, gridlock, overdevelopment, too much, too many, excessive concentration, surfeit, blockage, stoppage, cramming, stuffing, obstruction, engorgement, hyperemia; see also excess 1.

congestion Finance Definition

An area on a pricing chart that indicates where previous heavy trading volume occurred or an area in which closing prices on successive trading days tended to cluster. Congestion often looks like a rectangle on a price chart, as prices have remained in a narrow range. Usually, when prices break out of the range they resume the price direction that prices had before entering the area of congestion.

congestion Telecom Definition

The condition that arises when a system or network experiences a level of offered calling activity or message traffic that exceeds its capacity.