Pseudointerface
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From pseudo- + interface.
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