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TCP/IP

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abbreviation
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: a communications protocol for computer networks, the main protocol for the internet.
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Origin of TCP/IP

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby TCP/IP

tchotchke, tchr., TCM, TCO, TCP, TCP/IP, TCS, TD, TDA, t.d.c., TDD
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Scientific definitions for TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Short for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A suite of protocols for communication between computers, specifying standards for transmitting data over networks and used as the basis for standard Internet protocols.
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