netburp

2 definitions found

netburp - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  netburp
  netsplit
  
     <networking, chat> (Or "netsplit") When netlag gets really
     bad, and delays between IRC servers exceed a certain
     threshhold, the network effectively becomes partitioned for a
     period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing
     off at the same time and then signing back on again when
     things get better.  An instance of this is called a "netburp"
     (or, sometimes, netsplit).
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1996-06-04)
  

netburp - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  netburp
   n.
  
     [IRC] When netlag gets really bad, and delays between servers
  exceed
     a certain threshold, the IRC network effectively becomes
  partitioned
     for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing
     off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get
     better. An instance of this is called a netburp (or, sometimes,
     netsplit).