[IRC] When {netlag} gets really bad, and delays between servers
exceed a certain threshold, the {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. An instance of this is called a netburp (or,
sometimes, {netsplit}).
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {netdead}{netsplit}]