network partition
nounUK /ˈnɛtwɜːk pɑːˈtɪʃən/
US /ˈnɛtwɜːrk pɑːrˈtɪʃən/
A network partition is when a computer network splits into pieces that cannot talk to each other.
During the storm, a network partition left the east wing unable to reach the main server.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In distributed computing, a failure where groups of nodes are cut off from one another and must keep working separately.
The database stayed available despite the network partition by letting each side serve reads.
3. The act of dividing a large network into smaller, separate segments on purpose.
The engineers planned a network partition to isolate the test lab from the office.
4. A logical slice of a network set aside for a specific group or purpose.
Each department got its own network partition with separate access rules.