address mask
n. (Internet) bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address match the network address and subnet parts of the address | ||||
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ADDRESS MASK Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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address mask
<networking> (Or "subnet mask") A bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address correspond to the network address and subnet portions of the address. This mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the class inherent in an IP address. The address mask has ones in positions corresponding to the network and subnet numbers and zeros in the host number positions.
(1996-03-21)
<networking> (Or "subnet mask") A bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address correspond to the network address and subnet portions of the address. This mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the class inherent in an IP address. The address mask has ones in positions corresponding to the network and subnet numbers and zeros in the host number positions.
(1996-03-21)
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address mask
A bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address correspond to the network and subnet portions of the address. This mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the encoding inherent in an IP address.
A bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address correspond to the network and subnet portions of the address. This mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the encoding inherent in an IP address.
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ADDRESS MASK
The address mask is used to identify the parts of an IP address that correspond to the different sections(separated by dots).Its also known as the ‘subnet mask’ since the network portion of an address can be determined by the encoding inherent in an IP address.
The address mask is used to identify the parts of an IP address that correspond to the different sections(separated by dots).Its also known as the ‘subnet mask’ since the network portion of an address can be determined by the encoding inherent in an IP address.
ADDRESS MASK Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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address mask
address mask
(or "subnet mask") a bit mask used to identify which bits in an ip address correspond to the network address and subnet portions of the address. this mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the class inherent in an ip address. the address mask has ones in positions corresponding to the network and subnet numbers and zeros in the host number positions.
address mask
(or "subnet mask") a bit mask used to identify which bits in an ip address correspond to the network address and subnet portions of the address. this mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the class inherent in an ip address. the address mask has ones in positions corresponding to the network and subnet numbers and zeros in the host number positions.
ADDRESS MASK Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Subnetwork
In computer networks which use the Internet Protocol, a subnetwork or subnet is a range of logical addresses within the address space that is assigned to an organization. Subnetting is a hierarchical partitioning of the network address space of an organization (and of the network nodes of an autonomous system) into several subnets. Routers constitute borders between subnets. Communication to and from a subnet is mediated by one specific port of one specific router, at least momentarily. A typical subnet is a physical network served by one router, for instance an Ethernet network (consisting of one or several Ethernet segments or local area networks, interconnected by network switches and network bridges) or a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). However, subnetting allows the network to be logically divided regardless of the physical layout of a network, since it is possible to divide a physical network into several subnets by configuring different host computers to use different routers.
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