broken pipe
This term is usually seen in an error message in programs such as Netscape to let the user know that the stream of information he or she was downloading has been forcibly cut. This can occur for several reasons, most commonly because you are on a very crowded network or your access provider (ISP) is experiencing heavy traffic.
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
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