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netsplit

netsplit noun: 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.

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:
    netburp

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.

Synonyms of netsplit

Forms of netsplit

Noun
pluralnetsplits
Verb
third-person singular presentnetsplits
present participlenetsplitting
past participlenetsplitted
pastnetsplitted

Origin of netsplit

From net + split.

Questions about netsplit

What does netsplit mean?
Netsplit means 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.
What part of speech is netsplit?
Netsplit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of netsplit?
The plural of netsplit is netsplits.

Words near netsplit in the dictionary

  1. netspace
  2. netspaces
  3. netspeak
  4. netspinning
  5. netspinning caddisfly
  6. netsplit
  7. netsplits
  8. netsplitted
  9. netsplitting
  10. netster
  11. netsters

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