traffic spikes
One-way road teeth
Traffic spikes are metal devices placed across a road to puncture the tires of vehicles, used by police to stop fleeing cars or by security to control access points.
The spikes deploy from a strip and deflate tires gradually rather than blowing them out.
Separately, a traffic spike is a sudden surge in website visitors: The viral video caused a massive traffic spike.
Demand on computing resources
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- website crashServer failure stopping access
- DDoS attackMalicious traffic flood
- pageviewsPage load tallies
load balancing · scalability · analytics · uptime · latency · timeout · capacity · throughput
Complete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbacksVehicle backup on roads
- jamCooked fruit spread
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
bottleneck · rush-hour · standstill · crawling · slow-moving · backup · peak time · logjam
Short protective posts
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- punctureHole from penetration
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- pursuitAct of chasing something
police chase · barrier · checkpoint · security · enforcement · anti-theft · caltrops
server load
Demand on computing resources
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- website crashServer failure stopping access
- DDoS attackMalicious traffic flood
pageviews · load balancing · scalability · analytics · uptime · latency · timeout · capacity · throughput · caching
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbacksVehicle backup on roads
- jamCooked fruit spread
snarl-up · bottleneck · rush-hour · standstill · crawling · slow-moving · backup · peak time · logjam · chokepoint
bollards
Short protective posts
pursuit · police chase · barrier · checkpoint · security · enforcement · anti-theft · caltrops
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