"subnet" meaning in English

See subnet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subnets [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 35 26 38 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 35 26 38 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: From 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 33 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 35 26 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 27 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 23 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 23 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 20 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 29 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 20 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 18 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 22 63 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to break a network into subnets",
      "word": "subnäta"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "subnet"
  ],
  "word": "subnet"
}

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