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• etburp n. [IRC] When netlag gets really bad, and delays between servers exceed a certain threshhold
  he IRC network effectively becomes partitioned for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get better....
• etsplit n. Syn. netburp.
• etlag n. [IRC, MUD] A condition that occurs when the delays in the IRC network or on a MUD become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contac
  causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute....
• etlag: [IRC, MUD] n. A condition that occurs when the delays in the {IRC} network or on a {MUD} become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contac
  causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute....
• lag n. [MUD, IRC; very common] When used without qualification this is synomous with netlag.
  Curiously, people will often complain "I'm really lagged" when in fact it is their server or network connection that is lagging....
• etdead n. [IRC] The state of someone who signs off IRC, perhaps during a netburp, and doesn't sign back on until later.
  In the interim, he is "dead to the net". Compare link-dead....
• etdead: [IRC] n. The state of someone who signs off {IRC}, perhaps during a {netburp}, and doesn't sign back on until later.
  In the interim, he is "dead to the net". -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• etsplit: n. Syn. {netburp}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• IRC /I-R-C/ n. [Internet Relay Chat] A worldwide "party line" network that allows one to converse with others in real time.
  IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user....