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 #### timeout
 
 Stops all data from getting through, and closes the connection after `timeout`. If
-`timeout` is 0, the connection won't close, and data will be delayed until the
+`timeout` is 0, the connection won't close, and data will be dropped until the
 toxic is removed.
 
 Attributes: