token ring

noun

A network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.

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Meanings

nountoken ring (plural token rings)

plural token rings

  1. computingA network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.
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APA

token ring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/token%20ring

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“token ring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/token%20ring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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