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Packet switching

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The process of transmitting messages in convenient pieces that can be reassembled at the destination

MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

—95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

—95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

plural
Packet switchings
possessive
Packet switching's
pluralpossessive
Packet switchings'