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packet switching

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
pack-et switch-ing
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from its source to its destination, in which messages may be divided into smaller entities called packets, each of which travels independently through the network in paths based on moment-to-moment routing decisions made by the nodes through which they pass.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

packet-switched

Frequently Paired Words

packet-switched PSTN circuit-switched circuit switching CSTN

Questions

What does packet switching mean?
A means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from its source to its destination, in which messages may be divided into smaller entities called packets, each of which travels independently through the network in paths based on moment-to-moment routing decisions made by the nodes through which they pass.

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