netsplit

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounnetsplit (plural netsplits)

plural netsplits

  1. InternetA 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: netburp

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

present singular third person netsplits · participle present netsplitting · participle past netsplitted · past netsplitted

  1. InternettransitiveTo leave an IRC server as a result of a netsplit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
netburp

Origin

From net + split.

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APA

netsplit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netsplit

MLA

“netsplit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netsplit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netsplit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netsplit.

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