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Definition of Transmission Control Protocol
1. Noun. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another. "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"
Exact synonyms: Tcp
Generic synonyms: Communications Protocol, Protocol
Group relationships: Tcp/ip, Transmission Control Protocol/internet Protocol
Generic synonyms: Communications Protocol, Protocol
Group relationships: Tcp/ip, Transmission Control Protocol/internet Protocol
Definition of Transmission Control Protocol
1. Noun. (computing) (Internet) A networking protocol, almost always layered on top of the Internet Protocol, that provides reliable, connection based communications. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com