catenet

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catenet

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From (con)catenating networks. Coined by French computer scientist Louis Pouzin in October 1973.

noun catenets

A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways. Furthermore, it is assumed that each catenet gateway can report a certain minimum amount of status information to an internetwork monitoring center for the purpose of identifying and isolating catenet failures, collecting minimal performance statistics and so on.

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"catenet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catenet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"catenet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catenet.

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@misc{catenet_2026,
  title = {catenet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catenet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}