internal fragment

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12435
Fragment ion of a peptide ion precursor formed by a double backbone cleavage that contains neither the original \(\ce{C}\)- or \(\ce{N}\)-terminal residues. Typically a combination of b- and y-type cleavages or occasionally an a- and y-type combination.
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1550 [Terms] [Paper]