noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Verb

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

Etymology

From sub- + net.

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