godzillagram

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

Godzillagram
 /god.zil'@.gram/, n.

   [from Japan's national hero]

   1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in
   the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP
   address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish
   enough to attempt to implement this case!

   2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,535
   octets. Compare {super source quench}, {Christmas tree packet},
   {martian}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Godzillagram

   <networking> /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and
   {datagram}) 1. A {network packet} that in theory is a
   {broadcast} to every machine in the universe.  The typical
   case is an {IP} {datagram} whose destination IP address is
   [255.255.255.255].  Fortunately, few {gateways} are foolish
   enough to attempt to implement this case!

   2. A network packet of maximum size.  An {IP} Godzillagram has
   65,536 {octets}.  Compare {super source quench}.

   (2003-10-07)