pseudowire

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noun

An emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network.

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Meanings

nounpseudowire (plural pseudowires)

plural pseudowires

  1. communicationsAn emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network.

Origin

From pseudo- + wire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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