partial

adj 1: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial

description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a

partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial

immunity"

2: showing favoritism [syn: {unfair}] [ant: {impartial}]

3: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or

liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror

movies" [syn: {fond(p)}, {partial(p)}]

Martian

{Packet}s that turn up unexpectedly on the wrong {network}

because of bogus {routing} entries. Also a packet which has

an altogether bogus (non-registered or ill-formed) {internet

address}, such as the test loopback interface [127.0.0.1].

Such a packet will come back labelled with a source address

that is clearly not of this earth. "The domain server is

getting lots of packets from Mars. Does that gateway have a

martian filter?"

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