firehose

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Alternative form of fire hose (in all senses)

2015, Ismail Khalil, Erich Neuhold, A Min Tjoa, Li Da Xu, Ilsun You, Information and Communication Technology: Third IFIP TC 5/8 International Conference The programmer must override the method on_data(), which processes each tweet that is taken from the firehose.

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To wash something down with a firehose; to douse with a large amount of water (or chemical agent) sprayed from a hose, to extinguish a fire.

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drink from a firehose

To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.

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2015, Ismail Khalil, Erich Neuhold, A Min Tjoa, Li Da Xu, Ilsun You, Information and Communication Technology: Third IFIP TC 5/8 International Conference The programmer must override the method on_dat

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