This page gathers the 151 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Networking”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 1 of 2: from “access” to “passthrough”.
- access noun Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
- ack noun An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network.
- acknowledgment noun A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
- ad hoc adj Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- address noun A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address…
- aggregation noun Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- air gap noun A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as…
- airdrop verb To transfer a file using AirDrop.
- antipacket noun A record indicating that a previously transmitted packet of data was successfully received, and preventing it from being sent again to the…
- anycast noun A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.
- asymptotic throughput noun The value of the maximum throughput for a communication network when the incoming traffic approaches infinity, either due to the size of a…
- bandwidth noun The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
- base station noun A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and…
- big-endian adj Transmitting the most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first.
- bit time noun The amount of time it takes for one bit to be ejected from a network interface card operating at a predefined standard speed.
- bit-count integrity noun The condition of a copy of a message having the same number of bits as the source message.
- bogon noun An invalid Internet Protocol packet, particularly one sent from an address that is not in use.
- bonding noun A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface
- bridge noun A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
- bufferbloat noun Excessive buffering of packets which may cause delays (latency) or jitter (latency variation) in packet-switched networks, particularly…
- bus noun A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- bus topology noun A (computer) network topology in which the nodes are all connected at different points to a line called a bus.
- CD noun Initialism of collision detection.
- client-side storage noun The practice of storing data on a user's device, such as a web browser rather than on a remote server.
- collision detection noun A mechanism in Ethernet to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they…
- computer network noun A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources…
- connect time noun The total amount of time spent by a user of a computer connected to a network.
- connectionless adj Without the use of a constant connection; sending and receiving data arbitrarily as needed, usually with less reliability than if a…
- control plane noun The part of a network that handling network topology and signalling, as opposed to the parts carying user traffic.
- conversation noun The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
- core switch noun A high-capacity switch usually at the core or backbone of a computer network, aggregating network traffic to the Internet or a WAN.
- credentials noun login data
- crossover cable noun A cable, especially an Ethernet cable, that allows two devices of the same kind, such as two computers, to be connected directly.
- datagram noun A packet of data passed across a network.
- default gateway noun The node in a computer network using the Internet Protocol suite serving as the forwarding host to other networks when no other route…
- dial in adj Of a computer, set up to accept incoming modem calls.
- downstream adj In the direction from the server to the client.
- dumb pipe noun In the context of mobile network operators, a simple network that, with a high enough bandwidth to transfer bytes between a customer's…
- electronic mail noun Email (the system).
- encapsulate verb To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- encapsulation noun The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- endpoint noun The entity at one end of a connection.
- entity tag noun In the HTTP protocol, an identifier assigned to a version of a resource, such that if the resource’s content changes, it is given a new…
- envelope noun The information used for routing a message that is transmitted with the message but not part of its contents.
- evil twin noun A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.
- fieldbus noun A member of a family of industrial digital communication networks used for real-time distributed control.
- flit noun A flow control unit or flow control digit.
- flow control noun The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
- forward proxy noun A server that routes traffic between a client and another system, which is in most occasions external to the network.
- frame noun An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- gateway noun In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN…
- gatewaying noun The action or use of a gateway or access point; the connection or transmission using one or more gateways.
- goodput noun Application-level throughput, i.e. the number of useful bits per unit of time forwarded by a network from source to destination, excluding…
- hardware node noun A physical device that is connected to a network and is able to send, receive, or forward information.
- header noun the first part of a packet or stream, often containing its address and descriptors.
- hole punch verb To create a NAT, WAN-to-LAN port forwarding on the router.
- hop noun The sending of a data packet from one host to an adjacent host as part of its overall journey.
- hostname noun The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
- hot spot noun A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- hub noun A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- hub-and-spoke adj Being or relating to a topology, whether for the physical distribution of goods or for telecommunications, that has a central "hub"…
- identity broker noun An intermediary proxy service connecting multiple service providers with multiple identity providers.
- identity provider noun A system entity that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals and also provides authentication services to…
- internet verb To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
- internetted adj Connected into a computer network.
- internetting noun The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- jumbogram noun An Internet-layer packet exceeding the standard maximum transmission unit of the underlying network technology.
- kilobyte noun One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
- L1 noun The physical layer in the seven-layer OSI network model.
- L2 noun The data link layer in the seven layer OSI network model.
- L3 noun The network layer in the seven-layer OSI network model.
- lag time noun The time delay (latency) between the action of the user and the reaction of the server supporting the task, which requires resending to the…
- LAN noun Acronym of local area network.
- latency time noun The amount of time required for data to pass from one point on a network to another.
- layer noun One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network…
- local ring noun The non-routing segment of a token ring network.
- magic packet noun A specially crafted packet that will turn on a computer with wake-on-LAN support if it is received by the computer's network card in…
- Martian packet noun A network packet whose declared source or destination IP address lies within a reserved address range unavailable for use on the public…
- maximum throughput noun The highest rate at which data can be transmitted or processed in a system over a given period of time.
- mesh noun A network topology with each device connected to multiple other devices in lieu of a central switch. Redundancy on a mesh network prevents…
- mesh network noun A communications network with at least two pathways to each node, forming a net-like organization. When each node is connected to every…
- MMR noun Initialism of meet-me room.
- multicast noun The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
- multihop adj Proceeding in multiple hops
- multihopping noun The transmission of data from multiple nodes of a mobile phone network to an individual mobile device simultaneously
- nat noun Acronym of network address translation (“network address rewriting”).
- Needham-Schroeder protocol noun Either of two key transport protocols for use over insecure networks, one based on symmetric encryption (and forming the basis of Kerberos)…
- network neutrality noun A principle proposed for user-access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by ISPs or government on the…
- network socket noun A software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the…
- next generation networking noun The transmission of voice, data, video and any other form of information in packets over the same network.
- node noun A computer or other device attached to a network.
- OSI layer noun Any of the seven layers of abstraction in the OSI model of communications systems: application, presentation, session, transport, network…
- out-of-band signaling noun A type of transmission technology in which signaling is separate from the data being transmitted, using one or more channels for…
- oversubscribe verb To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.
- oversubscription noun The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network.
- packet noun A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).
- packet switching noun A means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from its source to its destination, in which messages may be…
- packet tracer noun A tool used to monitor, analyze and simulate network traffic by capturing data packets over a network.
- pap noun Initialism of password authentication protocol.
- passthrough noun As of a signal through a device or network.