A throttling [[process (computing)|process]], or a throttling controller, is responsible for regulating the rate at which application processing is conducted, either fixedly or dynamically.
For example, in high [[throughput]] processing scenarios, as may be common in [[OLTP]] architectures, a throttling controller may be imbedded in the platform to balance publishing rates with consumption rates, optimizing system resources for processing, and preventing unsustainable consumption. In, say, an [[EAI|integration]] architecture, a throttling process may be built into the application logic to prevent a slow end-system from becoming overloaded as a result of overly aggressive [[middleware]] publishing.
