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Look up congestion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Congestion may refer to: Excessive fluid in tissues, vessels, or both, including: Edema, abnormal
Congestion
Transport condition characterized by slower speed and high density
congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queuing. Traffic congestion
Traffic_congestion
Fee for vehicles entering part of Manhattan
Congestion pricing in New York City, also known as the Central Business District Tolling Program or CBDTP, began on January 5, 2025. It applies to most
Congestion pricing in New York City
Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City
Medical condition of the prostate gland
Prostatic congestion is a medical condition of the prostate gland that happens when the prostate becomes swollen by excess fluid and can be caused by prostatitis
Prostatic_congestion
Fee for vehicles entering Central London
The London congestion charge is a fee charged on most cars and motor vehicles being driven within the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) in Central London between
London_congestion_charge
Techniques to improve network performance
start and a congestion window (CWND), to achieve congestion avoidance. The TCP congestion-avoidance algorithm is the primary basis for congestion control
TCP_congestion_control
Partial or complete blockage of nasal passages
Nasal congestion is the partial or complete blockage of nasal passages, leading to impaired nasal breathing, usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming
Nasal_congestion
In computer networking, delay-gradient congestion control refers to a class of congestion control algorithms, which react to the differences in round-trip
Delay-gradient congestion control
Delay-gradient_congestion_control
System of surcharging users of public goods
Congestion pricing or congestion charges is a system of surcharging users of public goods that are subject to congestion through excess demand, such as
Congestion_pricing
Inability of electric transmission lines to carry more power without overheating
In power engineering, transmission congestion occurs when overloaded transmission lines in an electrical grid are unable to carry additional electricity
Transmission_congestion
Extension to the Internet Protocol to signal network congestion
Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) is an extension to the Internet Protocol and to the Transmission Control Protocol and is defined in RFC 3168 (2001)
Explicit Congestion Notification
Explicit_Congestion_Notification
Obsolete medical term
"Congestion of the brain" and "cerebral congestion" were medical terms used before hypertension was understood. The term was first proposed by Samuel
Congestion_of_the_brain
Reduced quality of service due to high network traffic
Network congestion in computer networking and queueing theory is the reduced quality of service that occurs when a network node or link is carrying or
Network_congestion
Message-oriented transport layer protocol
In computer networking, the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a message-oriented transport layer protocol. DCCP implements reliable connection
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
Datagram_Congestion_Control_Protocol
October 2024, Thailand's Ministry of Transport announced plans to implement congestion pricing on drivers entering roads in inner Bangkok. Bangkok is among the
Congestion_pricing_in_Bangkok
Failure of the heart to provide sufficient blood flow
common symptoms is congestion or fluid accumulation in the tissues and veins of the lungs or other parts of a person's body. Congestion manifests itself
Heart_failure
Fluid accumulation in the tissue and air spaces of the lungs
Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid accumulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli)
Pulmonary_edema
Congestion tax in Gothenburg, Sweden
The Gothenburg congestion tax (Swedish: Trängselskatt i Göteborg), also referred to as the Gothenburg congestion charge, is a congestion pricing system
Gothenburg_congestion_tax
Fee for vehicles entering central Stockholm
The Stockholm congestion tax (Swedish: Trängselskatt i Stockholm), also referred to as the Stockholm congestion charge, is a congestion pricing system
Stockholm_congestion_tax
Swelling of bodily tissues
Vasocongestion, vascular congestion or vascular engorgement is the swelling of bodily tissues caused by increased vascular blood flow and a localized increase
Vasocongestion
Medical condition
Pelvic congestion syndrome, also known as pelvic vein incompetence, is a long-term condition believed to be due to enlarged veins in the lower abdomen
Pelvic_congestion_syndrome
particularly in congestion games (CG). The inefficiency of congestion games was first illustrated by Pigou in 1920, using the following simple congestion game.
Price of anarchy in congestion games
Price_of_anarchy_in_congestion_games
Proposed congestion pricing scheme in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Edinburgh congestion charge (also known as Edinburgh road tolls) was a proposed scheme of congestion pricing for Scotland's capital city. It planned
Edinburgh_congestion_charge
Class of games in game theory
Congestion games (CG) are a class of games in game theory. They represent situations which commonly occur in roads, communication networks, oligopoly markets
Congestion_game
Topics referred to by the same term
Congestion management may refer to: Traffic congestion in transportation networks Network congestion in computer networks Transmission congestion in electrical
Congestion_management
English politician (born 1945)
independent candidate. In his first term as Mayor of London, he introduced the congestion charge, Oyster card, and articulated buses, and unsuccessfully opposed
Ken_Livingstone
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
network congestion by themselves, but they help to alleviate the effects of congestion for critical services. A third method to avoid network congestion is
Computer_network
Medical condition
Rhinitis medicamentosa (or RM, also known as rebound congestion) is a condition of rebound nasal congestion suspected to be brought on by extended use of topical
Rhinitis_medicamentosa
Proposed fee for congested areas
San Francisco congestion pricing is a proposed traffic congestion user fee for vehicles traveling into the most congested areas of the city of San Francisco
San Francisco congestion pricing
San_Francisco_congestion_pricing
Most populous city in the United States
transit system, New York also leads the world in urban automobile traffic congestion. The city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by market
New_York_City
Transport proposal in Manchester, England
The Greater Manchester congestion charge was part of a bid to the Government's Transport Innovation Fund for a £3-billion package of transport funding
Greater Manchester congestion charge
Greater_Manchester_congestion_charge
1980s and 1990s, other proposals to limit congestion in Manhattan's business district stagnated. A congestion pricing plan was proposed in 2007 by Mayor
History of congestion pricing in New York City
History_of_congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City
Principal protocol used to stream data across an IP network
referred to as congestion control or congestion avoidance. Modern implementations of TCP contain four intertwined algorithms: slow start, congestion avoidance
Transmission_Control_Protocol
Subconscious alternation of the nasal cavities
The nasal cycle is the subconscious alternating partial congestion and decongestion of the nasal cavities in humans and other animals. This results in
Nasal_cycle
In the U.S. state of California, a congestion management agency (CMA) is a county-level government agency responsible for a comprehensive transportation
Congestion_management_agency
Medical condition
venous congestion, usually due to congestive heart failure. The gross pathological appearance of a liver affected by chronic passive congestion is "speckled"
Congestive_hepatopathy
three UK road pricing schemes, the London congestion charge, the Durham congestion charge and the Oxford congestion charge. In the 14th century, pavage grants
Toll_roads_in_Great_Britain
English congestion charge
The Durham City congestion charge was the first congestion charge to be introduced in the UK in October 2002. Durham County Council introduced the toll
Durham_City_congestion_charge
Wide area network technology
DE bits. These bits report congestion: FECN=Forward Explicit Congestion Notification bit BECN=Backward Explicit Congestion Notification bit DE=Discard
Frame_Relay
Toll collection scheme in Singapore
purposes of congestion pricing. Its use has inspired other cities around the world in adopting a similar system, particularly London's congestion charge zone
Electronic_Road_Pricing
Pooling of blood in the veins
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a medical condition characterized by blood pooling in the veins, leading to increased pressure and strain on the
Chronic_venous_insufficiency
Canadian railroad holding company
about CPKC's projected traffic increases and warned that they could cause congestion on UP-owned tracks through the Houston area (Houston, West Belt, East
Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City
Form of traffic congestion; used as an analogy for processes that fail to progress
Gridlock is a form of traffic congestion where continuous queues of vehicles block an entire network of intersecting streets, bringing traffic in all directions
Gridlock
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
London is notorious for traffic congestion; in 2009, the average rush hour speed was 10.6 mph (17.1 km/h). In 2003, a congestion charge was introduced to reduce
London
Medical condition
which sexual arousal or sexual activity triggers nasal symptoms such as congestion, sneezing, or rhinorrhea. The condition can affect individuals of any
Honeymoon_rhinitis
Transmitted packets failing to reach their destination
in data transmission, typically across wireless networks, or network congestion. Packet loss is measured as a percentage of packets lost with respect
Packet_loss
Iranian capital, suffers from air pollution and severe massive traffic congestion in rush hours. Tehran is a city that gets busier and busier during the
Air pollution and traffic congestion in Tehran
Air_pollution_and_traffic_congestion_in_Tehran
level of kerosene is another issue. Traffic congestion is severe in India's cities and towns. Traffic congestion is caused by several reasons, some of which
Air_pollution_in_India
Time of day with peak traffic congestion
(Australian English, Indian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally
Rush_hour
Methods of generating revenue from road users
the use of roads, including road tolls, distance or time-based fees, congestion charges and charges designed to discourage the use of certain classes
Road_pricing
Cancelled congestion pricing scheme in Cambridge, England
The Cambridge Congestion Charge, or Sustainable Travel Zone was a scrapped congestion pricing scheme proposed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership that
Cambridge_Congestion_Charge
Layer in the Internet protocol suite and OSI model
be used to improve efficiency by reducing buffer underrun. Congestion avoidance: Congestion control can control traffic entry into a telecommunications
Transport_layer
Deadly mass evacuation in September 2005
a result of factors related to heat exhaustion exacerbated by traffic congestion, and 23 nursing home residents died in a bus fire near Dallas. The 2005
Hurricane_Rita_evacuation
SpaceX satellite Internet constellation
has prompted discussion regarding its effects on astronomy and orbital congestion. Constellations of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were first conceptualized
Starlink
Congestion charge in Milan, Italy
Area C is a congestion charge active in the city center of Milan, Italy. It was introduced in 2012, replacing the previous pollution charge Ecopass and
Milan_Area_C
Topical decongestant
medication. It is available over-the-counter as a nasal spray to treat nasal congestion and nosebleeds, as eye drops to treat eye redness due to minor irritation
Oxymetazoline
Travel demand management strategy
air pollution, and thereafter made permanent in 1997 to relieve traffic congestion. More recent implementations in Costa Rica and Honduras have had the objective
Road_space_rationing
Power lines designated by the US DOE as needing expansion
three categories: Critical Congestion Areas, Congestion Areas of Concern, and Conditional Congestion Areas. A Critical Congestion Area is an area which is
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor
National_Interest_Electric_Transmission_Corridor
control immediately upon receiving it. Fixture – a scheduled match. Fixture congestion – situation where a team is required to play many matches in a short period
Glossary of association football terms
Glossary_of_association_football_terms
Feedback control algorithm used in congestion control
TCP congestion control. AIMD combines linear growth of the congestion window when there is no congestion with an exponential reduction when congestion is
Additive increase/multiplicative decrease
Additive_increase/multiplicative_decrease
Paradox in traffic engineering related to improvements in the road network
network will reduce traffic congestion. In actuality, any improvements in road networks lead to no alleviation of congestion, but usually more use of those
Downs–Thomson_paradox
American politician (born 1986)
Manhattan below 60th Street. Lawler said that the congestion pricing plan was not intended to reduce congestion, but was instead an "outrageous cash grab".
Mike_Lawler
American politician (born 1971)
Kill Congestion Pricing". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2025. Chen, Stefanos; Hu, Winnie (March 20, 2025). "Trump Official Pushes Congestion Pricing
Sean_Duffy
Slow blood flow through the veins, usually in the legs
Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs. Potential complications of venous stasis are: Venous
Venous_stasis
Capital city of China
Shanghai to fight what it called the "big city disease" which includes congestion, pollution, and shortages of education and health care services. From
Beijing
Transportation networks and infrastructure in Philippines
resulted in poorer air quality and frequent traffic congestion in the cities. Traffic congestion is an issue in Metro Manila. According to John Forbes
Transportation in the Philippines
Transportation_in_the_Philippines
Traffic congestion in Metro Manila is a major urban challenge in the Philippines, affecting economic productivity, public health, and quality of life.
Traffic_in_Metro_Manila
Online vehicle for hire service
increased costs from crash risk, congestion, climate change and noise outweigh these benefits. This increase in congestion has led some cities to levy taxes
Ridesharing_company
Tunnel in New York City
Trade and Transportation in 1925 in response to growing truck traffic congestion in Lower Manhattan. The tunnel would have been located between the Manhattan
Brooklyn–Battery_Tunnel
Technique to suspend transmission to avoid congestion
of this mechanism is to avoid packet loss in the presence of network congestion. The first flow control mechanism, the pause frame, was defined by the
Ethernet_flow_control
Visualisation of traffic flow
A traffic congestion map is a graphical, realtime or near-realtime representation of traffic flow for some particular area. Data is typically collected
Traffic_congestion_map
Toll freeway proposal
corridor. Eddington said the benefits for the city included relieving congestion on Hoddle Street, reducing east–west rat running through suburban streets
East_West_Link_(Melbourne)
Peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol
peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol intended to mitigate poor latency and other congestion control problems found in conventional BitTorrent over Transmission Control
Micro_Transport_Protocol
Capital and largest city of Thailand
substantial private car usage have led to chronic and crippling traffic congestion, which caused severe air pollution in the 1990s. The city has since turned
Bangkok
Impacts of car use
These externalities include factors such as air pollution, noise, traffic congestion, and road maintenance costs, which affect the broader community and environment
Externalities_of_cars
TCP congestion avoidance algorithm
BIC TCP (Binary Increase Congestion control) is one of the congestion control algorithms that can be used for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). BIC
BIC_TCP
the index, in anticipation of its trading volume. This is referred to as index roll congestion. Jelly roll (options) Rollover (foreign exchange) v t e
Rolling_(finance)
Intentional dropping of network packets during congestion
before that buffer becomes full, often with the goal of reducing network congestion or improving end-to-end latency. This task is performed by the network
Active_queue_management
Transmission Control Protocol technology
protocol. Several congestion control mechanisms have been defined for Multipath TCP. Their main difference with classical TCP congestion control schemes
Multipath_TCP
Power grid strategy by Enron
state for "relieving congestion". According to the company's own memo they would be paid "for moving energy to relieve congestion, without actually moving
Death_Star_(business)
Audible signal indicating the call cannot be processed
media help. The reorder tone, also known as the fast busy tone, or the congestion tone, or all trunks busy (ATB) tone is an audible call progress tone in
Reorder_tone
Branch of economics
Traffic congestion is a negative externality caused by various factors. A 2005 American study stated that there are seven root causes of congestion, and
Transport_economics
Wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or toll charged to vehicles
to implement road congestion pricing, including for high-occupancy lanes, toll lanes that bypass congestion, and city-wide congestion charges. The payment
Electronic_toll_collection
Capital city of Scotland
Lothian Buses recorded 124.2 million passenger journeys. To tackle traffic congestion, Edinburgh is now served by six park & ride sites on the periphery of
Edinburgh
Lung disorder
pigmentation of the lungs due to long standing pulmonary congestion (chronic passive congestion). Occurs with mitral stenosis and left sided heart failure
Brown_induration
Phenomenon in which supply increases lead to a cycle of increased consumption
an argument against increasing roadway traffic capacity as a cure for congestion. Induced traffic may be a contributing factor to urban sprawl and affordable
Induced_demand
American computer scientist
networking, particularly in congestion control, performance analysis, and traffic modelling. He is a co-inventor of the DECbit congestion avoidance scheme. According
Raj_Jain
Tunnel between New Jersey and New York
congestion toll is charged once per day. Drivers who use the Lincoln Tunnel to enter the congestion zone will receive a credit toward the congestion charge
Lincoln_Tunnel
Rail corridor in Greater Manchester, England
2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021. "Alternative proposals for Manchester congestion". Railfreight.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021. Shirres
Castlefield_corridor
Tax on activity generating negative externalities
neighborhood, the factory causes these incidental uncharged disservices: higher congestion, loss of light, and a loss of health for the neighbors. He also references
Pigouvian_tax
International cricket tour
to take place in March 2027 but was later moved to 2026 due to fixture congestion with the 150th Anniversary Test against England. Australian cricket team
Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2026
Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2026
American politician (born 1954)
protests during the Gaza War, squatter houses, Drag Queen Story Hour, congestion pricing, and COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Paladino gained media attention
Vickie_Paladino
Crossing and Western Harbour Crossing. It is a form of congestion pricing. Traffic congestion has emerged as a significant socioeconomic issue in Hong
Congestion pricing in Hong Kong
Congestion_pricing_in_Hong_Kong
Qualitative measure of motor vehicle traffic service
of traffic based on performance measure like vehicle speed, density, congestion, etc. In a more general sense, levels of service can apply to all services
Level of service (transportation)
Level_of_service_(transportation)
Medical condition
Ferdinand K (February 2022). "A proposed framework for cerebral venous congestion". The Neuroradiology Journal. 35 (1): 94–111. doi:10.1177/19714009211029261
Cranial venous outflow obstruction
Cranial_venous_outflow_obstruction
London UK vehicle charging zone
initially covered Central London, the same area as the existing London congestion charge; in 2021, Khan extended the zone to cover the area within the North
Ultra_Low_Emission_Zone
1; J = 0 {\displaystyle J=0} means no congestion, and J = 1 {\displaystyle J=1} corresponds to maximal congestion. In the limit N → ∞ {\displaystyle N\to
Gradient_network
Bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area
of the grant, the congestion toll was to be in place by September 2009. In August 2008, transportation officials ended the congestion pricing program in
Golden_Gate_Bridge
Decongestant medication
others, is a medication used as a decongestant for uncomplicated nasal congestion in the form of a nasal spray or oral tablet, intravenously in cases of
Phenylephrine
Telephone message stating a call cannot be completed
cannot be completed, for any of a number of reasons ranging from local congestion, to disconnection of the destination phone, number dial errors or network
Intercept_message
CONGESTION
CONGESTION
CONGESTION
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Place of sacrifice, Allahabad
Boy/Male
Tamil
Navanit Viliptanga | நவநீத விலீபà¯à®¤à®‚கா
Lord whose body is smeared with butter
Boy/Male
Indian
Art of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
A companion of the prophet (Pbuh) from her young age (She was the daughter of Muawwiz)
Girl/Female
Indian
Soul, Gods blessing, A mosque
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Brook; Rivulet
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Hebrew
Form of Elizabeth; God is My Oath
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Coordination
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Pleasurable
Boy/Male
Hindu
Superior, Fame
CONGESTION
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CONGESTION
CONGESTION
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n.
Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
n.
The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
n.
An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder.
n.
Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
v. t.
A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.
n.
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body.
n.
The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.
a.
Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.
n.
An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.
n.
A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
n.
A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
v. t.
To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.