sliding-window

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

sliding-window

   <networking> A method of {flow control} in which a {receiver}
   gives a {transmitter} permission to transmit {data} until a
   {window} is full.  When the window is full, the transmitter
   must stop transmitting until the receiver advertises a larger
   window.

   {TCP}, other transport {protocols}, and several {link-layer
   protocols} use this method of flow control.

   (2002-12-02)