Netburp

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  netburp n. [IRC] When {netlag} gets really bad, and delays between
     servers exceed a certain threshhold, 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}).


  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  netburp
       
           (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)