TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another

Example:

TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission

Synonyms:

TCP; transmission control protocol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("transmission control protocol" is a kind of...):

communications protocol; protocol ((computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data)

Holonyms ("transmission control protocol" is a part of...):

TCP/IP; transmission control protocol/internet protocol (a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another)