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pseudowire

pseudowire noun: an emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network.

Noun

pseudowire (plural pseudowires)

  1. An emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network.

Forms of pseudowire

pluralpseudowires

Origin of pseudowire

From pseudo- + wire.

Questions about pseudowire

What does pseudowire mean?
Pseudowire means an emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network.
What part of speech is pseudowire?
Pseudowire is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudowire?
The plural of pseudowire is pseudowires.

Words near pseudowire in the dictionary

  1. pseudowavefunction
  2. pseudoweight
  3. pseudoweights
  4. pseudowhorl
  5. pseudowhorls
  6. pseudowire
  7. pseudowires
  8. pseudowollastonite
  9. pseudoword
  10. pseudowords
  11. pseudowork

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