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packet switching |
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| Related Terms | IP address |
| Description | The manner in which information is distributed across a network. packet switching works by splitting the information to be transmitted into individual packets, and "labelling" each packet with the addresses of the destination and source computers. Each computer in the network then forwards the packet closer to its destination. |