backoff
Cease your advances
Backoff is a pause or retreat before retrying something, especially in computing where systems wait progressively longer between failed attempts to avoid overwhelming a server: The API uses exponential backoff.
More generally, it describes any strategic withdrawal or reduction in intensity: a backoff in negotiations, a backoff from aggressive tactics.
Act of taking away
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- disengageBreak free from attachment
recede · fallback · surrender · capitulate · relinquish · stand down · de-escalate · relent
Increasing by constant ratio
- retryAttempt something again
- delayEnforced waiting period
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
throttling · cooldown · interval · queue · backpressure · gradual · incremental · adaptive
Protective intermediate space
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- distanceSpace between two points
- gapUnfilled space between
- marginEdge of a page
breathing room · leeway · separation · interval · room · elbow room · latitude · slack
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warning signalNotice of impending hazard
- heads-upInformal advance warning
- noticeBecome aware of
advisory · red flag · indication · threat · deterrent · ultimatum · line in sand · boundary setting
withdrawal
Act of taking away
disengage · recede · fallback · surrender · capitulate · relinquish · stand down · de-escalate · relent · abandon
exponential
Increasing by constant ratio
jitter · throttling · cooldown · interval · queue · backpressure · gradual · incremental · adaptive
buffer
Protective intermediate space
margin · breathing room · leeway · separation · interval · room · elbow room · latitude · slack · spacing
caution
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warning signalNotice of impending hazard
- heads-upInformal advance warning
notice · advisory · red flag · indication · threat · deterrent · ultimatum · line in sand · boundary setting · cease and desist
backoffescalation
Progressive increase in intensity
intensification · ramp-up · escalate · amplification · push