data packet
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Comparing the arrival timing with previous transmissions the telescopes received, the amateur code breakers identified a telltale data packet in the radio signal that was more active and sizable than usual.
From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023
“This is all encoded in a data packet that’s part of the same data transmission you can use to command and control the drones,” says Lisberg.
From The Verge • Mar. 23, 2022
To increase security, every data packet is also encased in layers of encryption, each of which can be peeled off only by a specific relay on the circuit.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2014
Cui also explains it could be easy to develop malicious software or malware that would allow hackers to shut down infected routers just by pinging them an innocuous data packet.
From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012
Upon touching an object, the skin will send a data packet to the "brain."
From Time Magazine Archive
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