Meaning of CIDR | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of Classless Inter-Domain Routing, normally an IP address notation such as 192.168.1.0/24 indicating a block of addresses; the number after the slash indicates how many bits are in the mask; bits to the right are not masked.
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2. Initialism of controlled internal drug release (“technology for the controlled release of a hormone or drug, for example to release progesterone in beef cattle”).
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Equivalents

Examples

“192.168.1.35 and 192.168.1.252 are both valid addresses in the CIDR block 192.168.1.0/24, but 192.168.2.35 is not.”

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