TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL/INTERNET PROTOCOL

I. (noun)

Meaning:

A set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another

Synonyms:

TCP/IP; transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "transmission control protocol/internet protocol"):

TCP; transmission control protocol (a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another)