netburp
<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)
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