Egress traffic
/ˈiːɡrɛs ˈtræfɪk/
noun phraseB2
Definition
Egress traffic refers to the movement of something, usually data or vehicles, going out from a place or system. In computer networks, it means data leaving a network to go somewhere else. In transportation, it can mean cars or people leaving an area.
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⚡ See It in Action
Data leaving a computer network or system
- •The firewall controls egress traffic to protect the network.
- •Monitoring egress traffic helps prevent data leaks.
- •Egress traffic can slow down if too many users send data out at once.
Vehicles or people leaving an area or road
- •The highway was closed due to heavy egress traffic after the event.
- •Emergency plans focus on safe egress traffic from buildings.
- •The parking lot design improves egress traffic flow during busy hours.
🧲 Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "egress" like "exit," but more formal and used in technical or official contexts.
- ✓Picture a door where people are leaving a room — that movement is egress.
- ✓It feels like the moment when you finish a party and everyone starts leaving.
- ✓Sounds like "EE-gres" → imagine "E" for exit and "gress" like "progress" moving outward.
- ✓In stories, egress is the way out, like the emergency exit in a building.
- ✓NOT like "ingress" which means entering or coming in; egress is going out.
- ✓NOT like "traffic" in general, which can mean flow in any direction — egress traffic is only the flow going outward.
- ✓NOT like "arrival" or "incoming" traffic — egress is the opposite direction.
🔄 Try Other Words
- •Outbound traffic: data or vehicles moving out (Use in transportation or networking when focusing on the direction out)
- •Exit traffic: people or cars leaving a place (Use in everyday contexts about leaving)
- •Egress flow: movement going out (Use in technical or formal writing)
- •Departing traffic: vehicles or people leaving (Use mostly for vehicles or transport context)
🔍 Unboxing
- •Word parts: "egress" (Latin root meaning "going out") + "traffic" (movement of vehicles or data)
- •Etymology: "Egress" comes from Latin "egressus," meaning "a going out," from "ex-" (out) + "gradior" (to step)
- •Historical development: Originally used for physical exit or way out; now also common in computer networking to mean outgoing data
- •Modern usage: Used in technology and transportation to describe leaving or outward movement, especially for data or vehicles
💭 Reflect & Connect
•How does understanding "egress traffic" help in managing computer networks or road systems?
•Can you think of situations where controlling egress traffic is very important for safety or security?
Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
1.The firewall blocks some egress traffic because it ___ data leaving the network that might be dangerous.
2.During a concert, heavy egress traffic ___ when thousands of people leave at the same time.
3.Egress traffic is different from ingress traffic because it ___ from the system rather than entering it.
4.The emergency exit is designed to help egress traffic ___ quickly and safely.
5.In network security, monitoring egress traffic helps ___ sensitive information from leaking out.
6.When egress traffic ___ too high, it can cause slowdowns or congestion.
7.The city improved road signs to make egress traffic ___ more smoothly after events.