1) Internet forum terminology 2) TVA function
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Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters. == Causes of floods == Floods are caused by many factors: heavy rainfall, highly accelerated snowmelt, severe winds over water, unusual high tides, tsunamis, or failure of dams, levees, retention ponds, or other structures that retained the water...
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[communications] In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished processing. Internet forums often use...
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(from the article `conservation`) In much the same way that human actions suppress fire regimes, they also control water levels, and the resulting changes can have important ... ...structure. Although there was time to evacuate 100,000 people living downstream, half were rendered homeless and about 50 perished. Spillage over ... ...a...
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n] - (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods
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noun (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods
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the act or technique of controlling river flow with dams, dikes, artificial channels, etc., so as to minimize the occurrence of floods.
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