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abbreviation Computers.
Secure Sockets Layer: a protocol that uses encryption to ensure the secure transfer of data over the internet.
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Origin of SSL

First recorded in 1995–2000

Words nearby SSL

S-scroll, SSD, SSE, SSHA, SSI, SSL, S sleep, SSM, SSN, SSP, SSPE
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British Dictionary definitions for SSL

SSL
abbreviation for
Secure Sockets Layer: a way of enabling the secure encrypted transmission of sensitive data via the internet
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