= Rate limiting
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Rate limiting is a technique used in computing and networking to control the amount of incoming or outgoing traffic to or from a system. It restricts the number of requests or operations that a user or a service can perform in a specified period of time. This is important for several reasons: 1. **Preventing Abuse**: Rate limiting helps protect systems from being overwhelmed by too many requests, whether intentional (like denial-of-service attacks) or unintentional (like a buggy script making excessive requests).
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