Ib Site N. [by Analogy With Backbone Site] A Machine That Has An On-demand High-speed Link To A Backbone Site And Serves As A Regional Distribution Point For Lots Of Third-party Traffic In Email And Usenet News.

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rib site n.

[by analogy with backbone site] A machine
that has an on-demand high-speed link to a backbone site and
serves as a regional distribution point for lots of third-party
traffic in email and Usenet news. Compare leaf site,
backbone site.

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