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Module 12 · Systems problems · Lesson 2 of 6

Rate limiter

TODO: one-sentence summary of Rate limiter.

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Why it matters

Explain the problem rate limiter addresses and where it shows up in real code.

The idea

The core mechanism, with one diagram.

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