Source Word
packet switching
Noun
uncountable
(networking)
A
means
of
directing
digitally
encoded
information
in
a
communication
network
from
its
source
to
its
destination,
in
which
messages
may
be
divided
into
smaller
entities
called
packets,
each
of
which
travels
independently
through
the
network
in
paths
based
on
moment
to
moment
routing
decisions
made
by
the
nodes
through
which
they
pass.
Japanese Meaning
パケットスイッチング：ネットワークにおいて、デジタル情報を送信元から目的地に届けるため、メッセージを「パケット」と呼ばれる小さなデータ単位に分割し、各パケットが独立して最適な経路を通り送信される通信方式。
Sense（1）
(networking)
A
means
of
directing
digitally
encoded
information
in
a
communication
network
from
its
source
to
its
destination,
in
which
messages
may
be
divided
into
smaller
entities
called
packets,
each
of
which
travels
independently
through
the
network
in
paths
based
on
moment
to
moment
routing
decisions
made
by
the
nodes
through
which
they
pass.
