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Line 3: {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2013}} In [[data communications]], '''flow control''' is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver~~. It provides a mechanism for the receiver to control the transmission speed, so that the receiving node is not overwhelmed with data from transmitting node~~. Flow control should be distinguished from [[congestion control]], which is used for controlling the flow of data when congestion has actually occurred.<ref name=ATM-Traffic-Management /> Flow control mechanisms can be classified by whether or not the receiving node sends feedback to the sending node. Flow control is important because it is possible for a sending computer to transmit information at a faster rate than the destination computer can receive and process it. This can happen if the receiving computers have a heavy traffic load in comparison to the sending computer, or if the receiving computer has less processing power than the sending computer.

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