In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, the internet is no longer a luxury but a fundamental part of daily life. From remote work to digital learning, streaming entertainment to smart home technologies, the breadth of internet applications is vast and continually expanding. The terminology accompanying these digital innovations can often be as complex as the technology itself. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a professional seeking to enhance your digital literacy, or simply a curious individual navigating the world wide web, understanding these terms is essential.
Our comprehensive “Broadband & Internet Glossary of Terms” serves as your definitive guide to demystifying the jargon. We’ve gathered an extensive list of terms, definitions and meanings to help you understand what broadband and internet technologies are about. From basic concepts like ‘bandwidth’ and ‘DSL’ to ‘Latency’ and ‘Fibre Optics,’ this glossary aims to convert confusing technical language into clear, understandable information.
We will continue to expand this list of terms on an ongoing basis. We also soon allow you to request terms to be added to this list.
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- Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
- Multicast Packet
- Multicast Source
- Multicast Transmission
- Multichannel Network
- Multidomain Network
- Multihoming
- Multinode Cluster
- Multipath Fading
- Multipath Interference
- Multipath Protocol
- Multiplexing
- Multipoint Relay (MPR)
- Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP)
- Multiprotocol Label Switching Traffic Engineering (MPLS TE)
- Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
- Multiservice Access Node (MSAN)
- Multistage Interconnection Network
- Multitenant Data Center
- Multithreading
- Municipal Broadband
- Municipality-Run Fiber Network
- Must-Carry Rules
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- N/OFDM
- Name Resolution Protocol (NRP)
- Named Data Networking (NDN)
- Nanocell
- Nanocellular Network
- Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT)
- Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)
- NAS (Network Attached Storage)
- NAS (Network-Attached Storage)
- NAT (Network Address Translation)
- NAT Session
- NAT Traversal
- National Broadband Plan
- Native VLAN
- NBase-T
- Net Neutrality
- Network
- Network Abstraction Layer (NAL)
- Network Access System (NAS)
- Network Adapter
- Network Address
- Network Address Space
- Network Adjacency
- Network Architecture
- Network Architecture Specification
- Network Attached Device
- Network Authentication
- Network Awareness
- Network Backend
- Network Behavior Analysis (NBA)
- Network Behavioral Analysis (NBA)
- Network Boundary
- Network Boundary Protection
- Network Bridge
- Network Capacity
- Network Centric Operations (NCO)
- Network Centric Warfare (NCW)
- Network Cipher
- Network Configuration Management (NCM)
- Network Congestion
- Network Contact Point
- Network Convergence
- Network Convergence Time
- Network Core
- Network Core Layer
- Network Delay
- Network Density
- Network Dependency
- Network Determinism
- Network Diagnostics
- Network Diameter
- Network Discovery
- Network Distribution
- Network Dynamics
- Network Efficiency
- Network Efficiency Ratio (NER)
- Network Element
- Network Emulator
- Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
- Network Handoff
- Network Hopping
- Network Infrastructure
- Network Infrastructure Design
- Network Interface
- Network Interface Card (NIC)
- Network Interface Controller
- Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
- Network Invisibilities
- Network Latency
- Network Latency Analysis
- Network Layer Address
- Network-Layer Reachability Information (NLRI)
- Network Load
- Network Load Balancer
- Network Loopback
- Network Management
- Network Management System (NMS)
