Misrelay
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The modification or dropping of routing packets, causing a disruption of communication between nodes in a network.
"In [6], [7], the author proposed a simple mechanism to detect the link withholding and misrelay launched by MPR nodes based on overhearing of traffic generated by one-hop neighbors."
Verb
- 1 To relay incorrectly; to garble while transferring.
"The nurse apparently misrelayed the message, telling her to go to her doctor in Dallas."
Example
More examples"The nurse apparently misrelayed the message, telling her to go to her doctor in Dallas."
Etymology
From mis- + relay.
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