Subnet Mask

nounid 4269·updated May 9, 2026

candidate

GlossaryL1 — what DictionaryL2 — how used ThesaurusL3 — relations Universaleverything

A subnet mask (or number) is used to determine the number of bits used for the subnet and host portions of the address. The mask is a 32-bit value that uses one-bits for the network and subnet portions and zero-bits for the host portion.

MWE

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Subnet Masks
possessive: Subnet Mask's
pluralpossessive: Subnet Masks'

Framework definitions

1 sense across 1 framework

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: A subnet mask (or number) is used to determine the number of bits used for the subnet and host portions of the address. The mask is a 32-bit value that uses one-bits for the network and subnet portions and zero-bits for the host portion.

Outgoing relationships

term as subject — 0 triples

No outgoing triples

This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

term as object — 0 triples

No incoming triples

No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.