netsplit

English

Etymology

From net +‎ split.

Pronunciation

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Noun

netsplit (plural netsplits)

1. (Internet) A technical glitch encountered when two or more IRC servers lose their connection to each other, dividing the network into a number of isolated groups of users.

Synonyms

• (disconnection): netburp (slang, rare)

Verb

netsplit (third-person singular simple present netsplits, present participle netsplitting, simple past and past participle netsplitted)

1. (Internet, transitive) To leave an IRC server as a result of a netsplit.

Anagrams

• splitten