pseudointerface

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noun

A software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.

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Meanings

nounpseudointerface (plural pseudointerfaces)

plural pseudointerfaces

  1. computingA software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.

    In IPv4, the node has a single node address, but in IPv6, a node will typically have more than one IPv6 address — one for the physical interface and addresses for the virtual or pseudointerfaces as well.

    2011, William Panek, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Complete Study Guide

Origin

From pseudo- + interface.

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APA

pseudointerface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudointerface

MLA

“pseudointerface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudointerface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudointerface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudointerface.

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