| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | custom subnet mask | benutzerdefinierte Subnetzmaske (A subnet mask that is not based on the Internet address classes. Custom subnet masks are commonly used when subnetting) |
| comp., MS | default subnet mask | Standardsubnetzmaske (A subnet mask that is used on an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) class-based network. The subnet mask for Class A is 255.0.0.0. The subnet mask for Class B is 255.255.0.0. The subnet mask for Class C is 255.255.255.0) |
| comp., MS | multi-subnet cluster | Multisubnetzcluster (A failover cluster in which each node is located in a different subnet) |
| comp., MS | screened subnet | Umkreisnetzwerk (One or more computers that have a connection to the Internet through an external screening router and a connection to the internal network through an interior screening router. Computers that are linked to the perimeter network have limited access to both the Internet and the internal network. This architecture is convenient if multiple hosts require direct Internet access) |
| commun. | subnet address | Subnetadresse |
| gen. | subnet mask | Subnetzmaske |
| comp., MS | subnet mask | Subnetzmaske (A 32-bit value that enables the recipient of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) packets to distinguish the network ID and host ID portions of the IPv4 address. Typically, subnet masks use the format 255.x.x.x. IPv6 uses network prefix notations rather than subnet masks) |
| gen. | subnet mask | Netzmaske |