CIDR

English

Pronunciation

(Classless Inter-Domain Routing):

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.dɚ/, /ˈsaɪː.dɚ/
• Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ), -iːdə(ɹ)
• Homophone: cider (one pronunciation)
• Homophone: cedar (one pronunciation)

Proper noun

CIDR

1. Acronym of Classless Inter-Domain Routing; normally an IP address notation such as 192.168.1.0/24 indicating a block of addresses. The number after the slash indicates how many bits are in the mask; bits to the right are not masked.

   192.168.1.35 and 192.168.1.252 are both valid addresses in the CIDR block 192.168.1.0/24, but 192.168.2.35 is not.

Noun

CIDR

1. Initialism of controlled internal drug release (“technology for the controlled release of a hormone or drug, for example to release progesterone in beef cattle”).

Anagrams

• IDRC