netburp

netburp

(networking, chat)(Or "netsplit") When netlag gets reallybad, and delays between IRC servers exceed a certainthreshhold, the network effectively becomes partitioned for aperiod of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signingoff at the same time and then signing back on again whenthings get better. An instance of this is called a "netburp"(or, sometimes, netsplit).