Network Taps

nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026

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Network taps are hardware devices that hook directly onto the network cable and send a copy of the traffic that passes through it to one or more other networked devices.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Asset100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split

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Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

2 surface forms

possessive: Network Taps's
pluralpossessive: Network Tapses'

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