- packet-switching
- noun (C) a method of sending data (=information stored on a computer) on telephone lines, that breaks long messages into pieces and puts them together again when they are received
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
packet-switching
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Packet switching — is a digital networking communications method that groups all transmitted data – regardless of content, type, or structure – into suitably sized blocks, called packets. Packet switching features delivery of variable bit rate data streams… … Wikipedia
packet-switching — ˈpacket ˌswitching noun [uncountable] COMPUTING a way of sending a large amount of data (= information stored on a computer) between computers by dividing it into small pieces which are each sent separately and put together again when they are… … Financial and business terms
packet switching — UK US noun [U] IT ► the process of sending large amounts of information from one computer to another by sending the data in separate small packets that are collected together again when they arrive: »With packet switching , the voice data is… … Financial and business terms
Packet Switching — [engl.], Paketvermittlung … Universal-Lexikon
packet-switching — packet .switching n a method of sending information stored on a computer, usually across the Internet. Long messages are broken into pieces and put together again when they are received … Dictionary of contemporary English
packet switching — A data transmission method that simultaneously routes and transmits data packets from many customers over a communications channel or telephone line, thus optimizing use of the line. An addressed packet is routed from node to node until it… … Dictionary of networking
packet switching — noun : the division of data (as in a message) into packets for transmission in an electronic communications network • packet switched ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective * * * ˈpacket switching 7 [packet switching] noun … Useful english dictionary
Packet switching — Die Paketvermittlung (engl. packet switching) ist ein spezielles Verfahren der Speichervermittlung in einem Netz. Hierbei werden längere Nachrichten in einzelne Datenpakete unterteilt und als Datagramm über eine vorher aufgebaute virtuelle… … Deutsch Wikipedia
packet switching — also packet switching N UNCOUNT Packet switching is a method of sending computer data on telephone lines which automatically divides the data into short pieces in order to send it and puts it together again when it is received. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
packet switching — paketinis duomenų siuntimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Duomenų siuntimo būdas, kai išsiuntimo vietoje duomenys (duomenų failas) skaidomi į ↑duomenų paketus ir persiunčiami tinklu. Tų pačių duomenų paketai paskirties vietą gali… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled. Also, packet switching. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
