meltdown ==>
network meltdown
<networking> (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor)
An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network
meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl
packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a
hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
[Jargon File]
(2004-02-17)
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