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egress

egress

1 7.4
The flow of data going out from a computer network
  • noun
  • /ˈiːɡrɛs/
  • Specialized
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  • The engineer explained how to optimize the egress pathways for data flow in the network.
  • ingress and egress

Examples

  • So does poor placement of furniture that creates narrow spaces, crowding the ingress/egress space to a bare minimum.

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  • The presence of the ELC flag in a Resv message indicates that the egress can process entropy labels in the downstream direction.

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  • During the network upgrade, we analyzed the egress points to ensure efficient data transmission.

  • The IT team monitored the egress of data to prevent any unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Synonyms

way out
vsegress
2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

describes the specific interface for outbound data leaving an internal network
exit
vsegress
363 1.0

An opening or way that lets people leave a place

focuses on data leaving a network rather than physical escape routes
passage
vsegress
115 2.5

A way for people or things to move through

refers specifically to data flowing out of an internal network to outside
gateway
vsegress
75 2.8

An entrance you can close with a gate that leads into a place

refers to the controlled route for outgoing data moving from inside to outside
egression
vsegress
9.8

An act of coming out or appearing, like gas, people and new evidence

refers to the route and flow through which data leaves a specific network
transpass
vsegress
  • Archaic
9.9

A route or way used to go from one place to another

is the modern technical term for data leaving a network through an interface

Antonyms

ingress
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A setting that sends outside network traffic to services inside a system

How Much

flood
75 2.4
egress
  • Specialized
1 7.4
to stream
  • Texting
73 3.4
to trickle
70 3.4

Surface Forms

egress singular
egresses plural

Etymology

The word egress comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and gress 'step', the same gress in progress, and it simply means 'going out'. So in computing, egress is the data leaving a network or the route the data takes out.