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.

Meanings

nouncore switch (plural core switches)

plural core switches

  1. computingA high-capacity switch usually at the core or backbone of a computer network, aggregating network traffic to the Internet or a WAN.
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