CIDR notation/Definition

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A definition or brief description of CIDR notation.

A notation for Internet Protocol addresses, introduced for Internet Protocol version 4 but also adapted to Internet Protocol version 6, in which addresses are written in the form address/length, where length is the number of bits, starting on the left, to be considered in making routing decisions