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Ad Hoc Network

nounid 1439·updated May 9, 2026
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A wireless network that dynamically connects wireless client devices to each other without the use of an infrastructure device, such as an access point or a base station.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Ad Hoc Networks
possessive
Ad Hoc Network's
pluralpossessive
Ad Hoc Networks'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A wireless network that dynamically connects wireless client devices to each other without the use of an infrastructure device, such as an access point or a base station.
NIST SP 800-1211 senseview framework →
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A wireless network that dynamically connects wireless client devices to each other without the use of an infrastructure device, such as an access point or a base station.

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