netsplit

Etymology

From net +‎ split.

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)

Noun

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netsplit

Wikipedia

netsplit (plural netsplits)

(Internet) 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.

Synonyms

(disconnection): netburp (slang, rare)

Verb

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

(Internet, transitive) To leave an IRC server as a result of a netsplit.

Anagrams

splitten