page_title: Netsplit
section_title: Appearance
hierarchical_section_title: Netsplit / Appearance
caption_attribution_description: English: A netburst on freenode, shown in the en:HexChat en:IRC client.
context_page_description: In computer networking, specifically Internet Relay Chat, netsplit is a disconnection between two servers. A split between any two servers splits the entire network into two pieces.
context_section_description: Below are examples of a typical netsplit. When two servers split, a user sees this as large number of users quitting. After the servers are reconnected, a user sees the other users rejoining.
caption: A netburst on freenode, shown in the HexChat IRC client.
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