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subnet

American  
[suhb-net] / ˈsʌbˌnɛt /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.


Etymology

Origin of subnet

sub- + net 1

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By putting guest traffic in a different subnet, guests will not be able to communicate with devices on your network.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2020

There are many resources available on networking that explain home subnets in depth, but simply put, a subnet is a set of addresses that a device can communicate with, without any help from a router.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2020

It scans packets and all of the traffic on the subnet.

From Forbes Jun. 27, 2011

Before you begin, contact your Internet service provider to get your account's IP address and other numbered settings, such as subnet mask, default gateway and DNS addresses.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, all Internet addresses at Colorado State have a network number of 129.82, a subnet number in the range of 1-254, and a host number in the range of 1-254.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe

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