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logjam
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
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congestion
(Medicine) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
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bottle-neck (related)
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chokepoint
A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
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barrier
The definition of a barrier is anything, either natural or manmade, that keeps something from passing through.
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clog
A heavy, traditionally wooden-soled shoe.
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jam
A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
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inefficiency (related)
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blockage (related)
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gridlock
Figuratively and by extension, any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
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impasse
A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
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  • The badge printers were a major bottleneck in the system.

  • The main bottleneck for the feasibility of whole genome association studies is the scarcity of dense polymorphic markers across the whole genome.

  • In order to overcome this serious bottleneck a need for reusable components arises in the system development.

  • Opened 1827 to relieve the bottleneck that Brindley's original tunnel had become.

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