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masquerade

7.5

A way for many private devices to share one public internet address

noun
/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/

Specialized

: enmascaramiento

Network administrators can use NAT masquerade to hide the private IP addresses of their devices.

Examples

The masquerade technique is essential for enhancing security in networking by concealing internal IP addresses.
With a masquerade, users can ensure their real IP addresses remain private while browsing the internet.
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Compounds

masquerade ball

Formal

4 4.8

A formal party where guests wear masks and costumes to hide who they are

masquerade party

1 4.3

A party where people wear masks and costumes to hide who they are

masquerade costume

5.3

An outfit with a mask and fancy clothes worn to hide who you are at a party

Surface Forms

masquerade singular

masquerades plural

Morphology

masquerade = masque (opaque) = masque + ade

The networking sense is a technical metaphor (hiding or disguising addresses) that is not derivable by standard morphological rules and is specialized jargon.

Etymology

In computing, masquerade uses the idea of wearing a mask (from Italian maschera 'mask') and means hiding the true address of a device. So a network masquerade rewrites addresses so internal devices share one public identity.