topology

<mathematics>

1. The branch of mathematics dealing with continuous transformations.

<networking>

2. Which hosts are directly connected to which other hosts in a network. Network layer processes need to consider the current network topology to be able to route packets to their final destination reliably and efficiently.

Last updated: 2001-03-29

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topic thread ♦ top-level domain ♦ topology ♦ TOPS-10 ♦ TOPS-20 ♦ Tornado

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