Definition of Adjacency

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adjacency
n. being located next to, being adjacent; nearness

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Adjacency Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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adjacency
<networking> A relationship between two network devices, e.g. routers, which are connected by one media segment so that a packet sent by one can reach the other without going through another network device. The concept of adjacency is important in the exchange of routing information.
Adjacent SNA nodes are nodes connected to a given node with no intervening nodes. In DECnet and OSI, adjacent nodes share a common segment (EthernetFDDIToken Ring).
(1998-03-10)

ATM Forum
Adjacency
The relationship between two communicating neighboring peer nodes.


Adjacency Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Adjacency
The state of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.

  
That which is adjacent.

  

WordNet 2.0
adjacency

Noun
1. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
(synonym) contiguity, contiguousness
(hypernym) nearness, closeness

hEnglish - advanced version
adjacency

adjacency
see under adjacence


for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
adjacency
The state of being adjacent.


Adjacency Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Public Service Advertising Glossary
Adjacency
A commercial announcement positioned immediately before or after a specific program or programming segment. For example, a race track might request their spot to run "adjacent" to the sports report.

Context: Radio & TV Advertising