Network Address Translation
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Network Address Translation (NAT) is a networking technique that modifies IP address and port information in packet headers so multiple devices can share a single public IP address and improve address space efficiency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Network Address Translation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22062012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Address Translation Context triple: [RFC 2766, relatedTo, Network Address Translation]
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A.
NAT
NAT is the common abbreviation for "Nationen," a Norwegian student newspaper based in Trondheim.
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B.
NAT
NAT is the station code used to identify Nationaltheatret railway station in Oslo, Norway.
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C.
NAT
NAT is the IATA airport code for Natal Air Base, a military airfield serving the Natal region in Brazil.
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D.
NAT-T
NAT-T (NAT Traversal) is an IPsec extension that enables VPN traffic to pass through Network Address Translation devices by encapsulating IPsec packets in UDP.
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E.
IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm
IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm is an IETF-specified mechanism that enables interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6 networks by translating IP and ICMP headers and messages between the two protocol versions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Address Translation Target entity description: Network Address Translation (NAT) is a networking technique that modifies IP address and port information in packet headers so multiple devices can share a single public IP address and improve address space efficiency.
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A.
NAT
NAT is the common abbreviation for "Nationen," a Norwegian student newspaper based in Trondheim.
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B.
NAT
NAT is the station code used to identify Nationaltheatret railway station in Oslo, Norway.
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C.
NAT
NAT is the IATA airport code for Natal Air Base, a military airfield serving the Natal region in Brazil.
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D.
NAT-T
NAT-T (NAT Traversal) is an IPsec extension that enables VPN traffic to pass through Network Address Translation devices by encapsulating IPsec packets in UDP.
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E.
IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm
IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm is an IETF-specified mechanism that enables interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6 networks by translating IP and ICMP headers and messages between the two protocol versions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.