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What is debouncing and throttling?

Q: What is debouncing and throttling?

**Core Concept (TL;DR)** Debouncing and throttling are optimization techniques used to limit the execution rate of a function responding to high-frequency events. Debouncing delays execution until a quiet period occurs, while throttling limits execution to once per time interval. Debouncing waits for pause, Throttling limits rates <text x="100" y="96" fill

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