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De - Pt| English Dictionary: netlag | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for netlag | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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netlag n. [IRC, MUD] A condition that occurs when the delays in the {IRC} network or on a {MUD} become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contact, causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute. (Note that this term has nothing to do with mainstream "jet lag", a condition which hackers tend not to be much bothered by.) Often shortened to just `lag'. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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netlag {IRC} network, a {MUD} connection, a {telnet} connection, or any other networked interactive system, become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contact, causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute. (Note that this term has nothing to do with mainstream "jet lag"). [{Jargon File}] (1996-06-21) | |
