TCP

T1C3P3

proper noun

A brand of mild antiseptic, originally formulated with trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl.

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transmission control protocol
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Meanings

adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of to complete party (followed by total number in group. Code used in OSI to advise an airline that other passengers are travelling with a person but are booked separately)
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of thienyl cyclohexylpiperidine: tenocyclidine, a disassociative anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic properties. (Compare PCP.)

    5 percent of street THC samples are combinations of TCP and PCC.

    1978, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Division of Research, Phencyclidine (PCP) Abuse: An Appraisal, page 126
proper noun
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Transmission Control Protocol.
  2. A brand of mild antiseptic, originally formulated with trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl.

    'Is it all right to put some TCP on that ulcer?'

    2013, Miles Cawrinkle, Wildgene, page 136

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another

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transmission control protocol
Broader
protocolcommunications protocol
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transmission control protocol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PTC
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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