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Broadcast Address

nounid 1706·updated May 9, 2026
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An address used to broadcast a datagram to all hosts on a given network using UDP or ICMP protocol.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

plural
Broadcast Addresses
possessive
Broadcast Address's
pluralpossessive
Broadcast Addresses'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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An address used to broadcast a datagram to all hosts on a given network using UDP or ICMP protocol.

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