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default gateways

default gateways is the plural of default gateway.

Meaning of default gateway

Noun

default gateway (plural default gateways)

  1. The node in a computer network using the Internet Protocol suite serving as the forwarding host to other networks when no other route specification matches the destination IP address of a packet.

Questions about default gateways

What is default gateways the plural of?
Default gateways is the plural of default gateway.

Words near default gateways in the dictionary

  1. defats
  2. defatted
  3. defatting
  4. default
  5. default gateway
  6. default gateways
  7. default judgement
  8. default judgements
  9. default judgment
  10. default mode network
  11. default mode networks

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