"softwire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: softwires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} softwire (plural softwires)
  1. (computing, networking) A type of tunnelling protocol that creates a virtual "wire" that transparently encapsulates another protocol as if were an anonymous point-to-point low-level link. Wikipedia link: Softwire (protocol) Categories (topical): Computing, Networking

Inflected forms

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