Word
gulp
US/ˈɡəɫp/
UK/ɡˈʌlp/
Countable noun
Definition
n. a very large amount of data that a computer system processes at once. It is a technical term used to describe how much information a program can handle in one go.
n. a large quantity of data processed by a computer system in a single operation. Often used in the context of memory management or data transfer rates.
Examples
“The system can handle a large data gulp without crashing.”
“When the server receives a massive data gulp from the client, it must process the information in smaller chunks to avoid memory overflow.”
“Modern streaming protocols are designed to manage a data gulp by breaking the incoming stream into manageable packets that can be reassembled on the receiving end without loss.”
Examples
simple
“The system can handle a large data gulp without crashing.”
contextual
“When the server receives a massive data gulp from the client, it must process the information in smaller chunks to avoid memory overflow.”
complex
“Modern streaming protocols are designed to manage a data gulp by breaking the incoming stream into manageable packets that can be reassembled on the receiving end without loss.”
Real-World Examples
“But even if Earth evades being gulped up, the Sun’s heat will toast everything on Earth, and no complex life will be able to survive.” “Mounted on handcrafted hobbyhorses, the dancers prance in circles, stamp, gulp down buckets of water, and chomp on fodder.” Etymology
From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps of imitative origin, or related to Dutch galpen (“to roar, squeal”), English galp, gaup (“to gape”). Related to German Low German gulpen (“to gush out, belch, gulp”), West Frisian gjalpe, gjalpje, gjealpje (“to gush, spurt forth”), Danish gulpe, gylpe (“to gulp up, disgorge”), dialectal Swedish glapa (“to gulp down”), Old English galpettan (“to gulp down, eat greedily, devour”). More at galp.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domain
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C2 ProficiencyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.8.5–9.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 6.0114–120
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- C2 · Proficiency
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