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a one-way bouncer for fluids, deciding who flows and who gets denied
means A device that controls the flow of liquid, gas, or other matter through a passage, typically allowing it to move in one direction or shutting it off entirely.
from From Latin 'valva,' meaning one of the leaves of a folding or double door — the swinging panels you'd push through. The plural 'valvae' gave English 'valve,' which first kept that 'door-leaf' sense before settling, by the time of plumbing and anatomy, onto the small gates that open and close inside pipes, hearts, and engines. The image survives nicely: every valve is still a little door deciding what passes.
- in you
- Heart valves slam shut 100,000 times a day
- backflow boss
- Stops liquids and gases from reversing course
- steam age
- Watt's valves made engines that built empires
- gaming twist
- A software giant borrowed the name and made Steam
valve software — video game company founded 1996, created half-life and steam platform
valve corporation — same company, officially registered as valve corporation in bellevue, washington