Bridge
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
Data link layer device developed in the early 1980s to connect local area networks (LANs) or create two separate LAN or wide area network (WAN) network segments from a single segment to reduce collision domains Scope Note: A bridge acts as a store-and-forward device in moving frames toward their destination. This is achieved by analyzing the MAC header of a data packet, which represents the hardware address of an NIC.
Framework senses
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- A product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another local area network that uses the same protocol (for example, Ethernet or token ring).
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- Data link layer device developed in the early 1980s to connect local area networks (LANs) or create two separate LAN or wide area network (WAN) network segments from a single segment to reduce collision domains Scope Note: A bridge acts as a store-and-forward device in moving frames toward their destination. This is achieved by analyzing the MAC header of a data packet, which represents the hardware address of an NIC.
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- any of various card games based on whist for four players
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- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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- an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
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- the link between two lenses
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- a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
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- a wooden support that holds the strings up
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- a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
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- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
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- something resembling a bridge in form or function