| Pronunciation: | | 'mârshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
- [adj] of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)
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MARTIAN is a 7 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | imaginary being, imaginary creature |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mar"tian\, a. [L. Martius.]
Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the
planet bearing his name; martial.
\Mar"tian\, n.
An inhabitant of the planet Mars. --Du Maurier.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | packets that turn up unexpectedly on the wrong network because of bogus routing entries. Also a packet which has an altogether bogus (non-registered or ill-formed) internet address, such as the test loopback interface [127.0.0.1]. Such a packet will come back labelled with a source address that is clearly not of this earth. "The domain server is getting lots of packets from Mars. Does that gateway have a martian filter?" [jargon file] |
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