Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subnet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
sub-net
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The abstraction of a sequence.

noun

A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.

verb

To break (a network) into subnets.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English subnet From sub- + net.

Usage

Inflected Forms

subnets (plural) subnets (present, singular) subnetting (participle, present) subnetted (participle, past) subnetted (past)

Questions

What does subnet mean?
The abstraction of a sequence.
Where does subnet come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English subnet From sub- + net.

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