Definition of Subnet address

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subnet address
The subnet portion of an IP address. In a subnetted network, the host portion of an IP address is split into a subnet portion and a host portion using an address mask (the subnet mask).

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Subnet address Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
subnet address
In an Internet Protocol (IP) address, an extension that allows users in a network to use a single IP network address for multiple physical subnetworks. Note: The IP address contains three parts: the network, the subnet, and host addresses. Inside the subnetwork, gateways and hosts divide the local portion of the IP address into a subnet address and a host address. Outside of the subnetwork, routing continues as usual by dividing the destination address into a network portion and a local portion.

Technical English by wpv
Subnet Address
An extension of the Internet addressing system that allows a site to subdivide a single Internet address to cover multiple physical networks. This is done by dividing up the host address part of an IP Address into a local network number and host address number.


Subnet address Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Internetworking Terms
subnet address
The subnet portion of an IP address. In a subnetted network, the host portion of an IP address is split into a subnet portion and a host portion using an address (subnet) mask. See also: address mask, IP address, network address, host address.


Subnet address Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

hEnglish - advanced version
subnet address

subnet address
the subnet portion of an ip address. in a subnetted network, the host portion of an ip address is split into a subnet portion and a host portion using an address mask (the subnet mask).



Subnet address Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
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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