netsplit

English

Etymology

net +‎ split

Noun

netsplit (plural netsplits)

  1. (Internet) A technical glitch encountered when two or more IRC servers lose their connection to each other, dividing the network into a number of isolated groups of users.

Synonyms
  • (disconnection): netburp (slang, rare)

Verb

netsplit (third-person singular simple present netsplits, present participle netsplitting, simple past and past participle netsplitted)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To leave an IRC server as a result of a netsplit.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.