port forwarding

noun

The forwarding of a network port from one device to another; especially, such forwarding when done to provide an external user with access to a port on a private IP address.

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Meanings

nounport forwarding (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountablecomputingThe forwarding of a network port from one device to another; especially, such forwarding when done to provide an external user with access to a port on a private IP address.
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APA

port forwarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20forwarding

MLA

“port forwarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20forwarding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “port forwarding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20forwarding.

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