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Definition of packet switching noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

packet switching

noun

/ˈpækɪt swɪtʃɪŋ/

/ˈpækɪt swɪtʃɪŋ/

[uncountable] (computing)

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a process in which data is separated into parts before being sent, and then joined together after it arrives

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