TCP/IP - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another

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	Synonyms:	transmission control protocol/internet protocol

	See Also:	communications protocol, protocol, TCP, transmission control protocol

Products Dictionary

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Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. The de facto standard Ethernet protocols incorporated into 4.2BSD Unix. TCP/IP was developed by DARPA for internetworking and encompasses both network layer and transport layer protocols. While TCP and IP specify two protocols at specific protocol layers, TCP/IP is often used to refer to the entire DoD protocol suite based upon these, including telnet, FTP, UDP and RDP. See also ICMP, SMTP, SNMP.