Transmission Control Protocol

proper noun

A networking protocol, almost always layered on top of the Internet Protocol, that provides reliable, connection based communications.

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TCP
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Meanings

proper nounthe Transmission Control Protocol
  1. InternetcomputingA networking protocol, almost always layered on top of the Internet Protocol, that provides reliable, connection based communications.

    Synonyms: TCP

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA networking protocol, almost always layered on top of the Internet Protocol, that provides reliable, connection based communications.

Similar
TCP

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
TCP
Broader
protocolcommunications protocol
Also see
tcp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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