debounce

verb2

1. •
   To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.
2. •
   To discard events or signals that should not be processed because they occurred too close together.

   • With debouncing, we group several calls to the same events into one; with throttling, we are forcing our call to be executed no more than once per time period, such as a maximum of once per 400 ms. — 2016