packet loss

noun

The event of one or more packets of data in a computer network not reaching their destination.

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Meanings

nounpacket loss (countable and uncountable, plural packet losses)

plural packet losses

  1. countableuncountableThe event of one or more packets of data in a computer network not reaching their destination.
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APA

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