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packet loss

packet loss noun: the event of one or more packets of data in a computer network not reaching their destination.

Noun

packet loss (countable and uncountable, plural packet losses)

  1. The event of one or more packets of data in a computer network not reaching their destination.

Forms of packet loss

pluralpacket losses

Questions about packet loss

What does packet loss mean?
Packet loss means the event of one or more packets of data in a computer network not reaching their destination.
What part of speech is packet loss?
Packet loss is a noun.
What is the plural of packet loss?
The plural of packet loss is packet losses.

Words near packet loss in the dictionary

  1. Packes
  2. packest
  3. packet
  4. packet boat
  5. packet boats
  6. packet loss
  7. packet losses
  8. packet radio
  9. packet sniffer
  10. packet sniffers
  11. packet station

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