"waterfilling" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: water + filling, by analogy with the behaviour of water when it finds a uniform level according to Pascal's law. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|filling}} water + filling Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} waterfilling (uncountable)
  1. (telecommunications) The situation where each channel in a communication network is amplified to a sufficient level to compensate for impairments. Wikipedia link: Water filling algorithm Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications

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