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pseudointerface

pseudointerface noun: a software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.

Noun

pseudointerface (plural pseudointerfaces)

  1. A software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.
    • In IPv4, the node has a single node address, but in IPv6, a node will typically have more than one IPv6 address — one for the physical interface and addresses for the virtual or pseudointerfaces as well.2011, William Panek, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Complete Study Guide

Forms of pseudointerface

pluralpseudointerfaces

Origin of pseudointerface

From pseudo- + interface.

Questions about pseudointerface

What does pseudointerface mean?
Pseudointerface means a software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.
What part of speech is pseudointerface?
Pseudointerface is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudointerface?
The plural of pseudointerface is pseudointerfaces.

Words near pseudointerface in the dictionary

  1. pseudointellectually
  2. pseudointellectuals
  3. pseudointelligent
  4. pseudointeraction
  5. pseudointeractions
  6. pseudointerface
  7. pseudointerfaces
  8. pseudointernuclear ophthalmoplegia
  9. pseudointersection
  10. pseudointersections
  11. pseudoinvasion

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