Martian packet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A network packet whose declared source or destination IP address lies within a reserved address range unavailable for use on the public Internet.

Word forms

Martian packet Martian packets

Etymology

From being a packet with a source or destination address that is "not of this Earth".

Synonyms

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