Science and Technology
- Choke (electronics), an inductor used to block signals of particular frequencies
- Choked flow, a restriction of fluid flow under pressure, in which the fluid reaches sonic flow
- Choke point, a constriction in a conduit or transport system, e.g. a narrowing of a road
- Choke valve, a valve used to control the fuel-air mixture in internal combustion engines
- Spreading and choking, a technique in printing for adjusting colors in the production of color separations
- Damping (music) or Dampening, a guitar-playing technique in which the sound is reduced by pressing the palm against the strings
- Choke (firearms), a tapered constriction of the gun barrel's bore at the muzzle end
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