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subnet

subnet noun: the abstraction of a sequence.

Noun

subnet (plural subnets)

  1. The abstraction of a sequence.
  2. A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.

Verb

subnet (third-person singular simple present subnets, present participle subnetting, simple past and past participle subnetted)

  1. (transitive) To break (a network) into subnets.

Forms of subnet

Noun
pluralsubnets
Verb
third-person singular presentsubnets
present participlesubnetting
past participlesubnetted
pastsubnetted

Origin of subnet

From sub- + net.

Questions about subnet

What does subnet mean?
Subnet means the abstraction of a sequence.
What part of speech is subnet?
Subnet can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subnet?
The plural of subnet is subnets.

Words near subnet in the dictionary

  1. subneofunctionalization
  2. subnephritogenic
  3. subnephrotic
  4. subnervian
  5. subnervose
  6. subnet
  7. subnets
  8. subnetted
  9. subnetting
  10. subnetwork
  11. subnetworks

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