subnet

ˈsʌbnɛt

subnettedsubnetting

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Definition of subnet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer networks

TECH.

smaller network within a larger network, often with its own IP range

TECH.

Each subnet has its own IP address range.

subnetwork

Verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

divide a larger network into smaller separate networks

TECH.

You need to subnet the main network to improve performance.

divide

partition

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subnet mask

number used to divide IP addresses into subnets

The subnet mask 255.255.255.0 is common in home networks.

Origin of subnet

Latin, sub (under) + rete (net)

Examples of subnet in a sentence

Our subnet was assigned a mask of 255.255.255.0.
The IT department will subnet the network tomorrow.
We need to subnet this section for better security.

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French:sous-réseau, sous-réseauter, ...
German:Subnetz, ein Subnetz erstellen, ...
Italian:sottorete, segmentare la rete, ...
Spanish:subred, subdividir la red, ...
Portuguese:sub-rede, criar sub-rede, ...
Chinese:子网, 划分子网, ...
Japanese:サブネット, サブネットを作成する, ...
Arabic:شَبَكة فرعية, قَسَّمَ الشَّبَكَة, ...
Hebrew:רֶשֶׁת מִשְׁנֶה, לִיצוֹר תַּת-רֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:подсеть, подсеть создать, ...
Ukrainian:підмережа, створити підмережу, ...
Hindi:उपनेट, उप-नेटवर्क बनाना, ...
Bengali:সাবনেট, সাবনেট তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:subxarxa, crear una subxarxa, ...
Czech:podsíť, segmentovat, ...
Danish:subnet, oprette et subnet, ...
Dutch:subnet, subnet maken, ...
Greek:υποδίκτυο, δημιουργία υποδικτύου, ...
Hungarian:alhálózat, alhálózatokra osztani, ...
Khmer:បណ្ដាញរង, បែងចែកបណ្ដាញរង, ...
Korean:서브넷, 서브넷을 만들다, ...
Persian:زیرشبکه, زیرشبکه ایجاد کردن, ...
Polish:podsieć, tworzyć podsieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):sub-rede, criar sub-rede, ...
Romanian:subrețea, a crea subnet, ...
Swedish:subnät, skapa subnet, ...
Thai:ซับเน็ต, สร้างซับเน็ต, ...
Turkish:alt ağ, alt ağ oluşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:mạng con, tạo mạng con, ...

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