partisan

adj 1: affiliated with one party or faction

2: devoted to a cause or party [syn: {partizan}] [ant: {nonpartisan}]

3: adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or

party; "denominational prejudice" [syn: {denominational}]

n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: {zealot}]

2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or

activity [syn: {enthusiast}, {partizan}]

3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral

projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {partizan}]

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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