English definition
A cap on how many requests a client may send in a window.
Yoruba definition
Òpin iye ìbéèrè tí olùbánisọ̀rọ̀ lè ṣe nínú àkókò.
English example
Hitting the rate limit returns HTTP 429.
Yoruba example
Tí o bá dé ààlà ìbéèrè, ìwọ yóò rí HTTP 429.
English analogy
Think of it like a queue at a bank; only a certain number of people can be served at a time.
Yoruba analogy
Rò ó bíi ilé-ifowopamọ́; àwọn ènìyàn kan ṣoṣo ni a lè gbà nígbà kan.