QUIC

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proper noun

A multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. InternetA multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.

    Application protocols exchange information over a QUIC connection via streams, which are ordered sequences of bytes.

    2021 May, “QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport”, in J. Iyengar, M. Thomson, editors, RFC Editor, →DOI, →ISSN, RFC 9000

    Synonyms: TCP/2

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.

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TCP/2

Origin

Originally proposed as an acronym of Quick UDP Internet Connections.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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APA

QUIC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/QUIC

MLA

“QUIC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/QUIC. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “QUIC,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/QUIC.

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