TCP/IP

Initialism of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a standard for computer network communication, used in particular for the Internet.

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transmission control protocol/internet protocol
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismcommunicationsInitialism of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a standard for computer network communication, used in particular for the Internet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another

Similar
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
Broader
protocolcommunications protocol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

TCP/IP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TCP%2FIP

MLA

“TCP/IP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TCP%2FIP. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TCP/IP,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TCP%2FIP.

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