"subnet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subnets [plural]
Etymology: sub- + net Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|net}} sub- + net Head templates: {{en-noun}} subnet (plural subnets)
  1. (topology) The abstraction of a sequence. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-subnet-en-noun-PONE~TOq Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  2. (networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number. Categories (topical): Networking Translations (portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number): subxarxa [feminine] (Catalan), aliverkko (Finnish), sous-réseau [masculine] (French), Netzwerkbereich [masculine] (German), Subnetz [neuter] (German), Teilnetz [neuter] (German), υποδίκτυο (ypodíktyo) [neuter] (Greek), sottorete [feminine] (Italian), sub-rede [feminine] (Portuguese), подсеть (podsetʹ) [feminine] (Russian), subred [feminine] (Spanish), subnät [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-subnet-en-noun-xqoANETp Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number': 2 98

Verb

Forms: subnets [present, singular, third-person], subnetting [participle, present], subnetted [participle, past], subnetted [past]
Etymology: sub- + net Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|net}} sub- + net Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} subnet (third-person singular simple present subnets, present participle subnetting, simple past and past participle subnetted)
  1. (transitive, networking) To break (a network) into subnets. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Networking Translations (to break a network into subnets): aliverkottaa (Finnish), υποδικτυώνω (ypodiktyóno) (Greek), subnetta (Swedish), subnäta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-subnet-en-verb-PBJ9FWqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 34 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 27 29 44 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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