split horizon

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A method of preventing [[routing loop]]s in [[distance-vector]] [[routing]] [[protocol]]s by prohibiting a [[router]] from advertising a [[route]] back onto the [[interface]] from which it was learned.

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