The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Godzillagram
/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)