Transmission Control Protocol (Noun)
Meaning
A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The transmission control protocol ensures that data is delivered in the correct order to the receiving device on a network.
- The development of the transmission control protocol played a crucial role in the widespread adoption of the internet.
- To establish a connection between devices on different networks, the transmission control protocol is typically used in conjunction with the internet protocol.
- In computer networking, the transmission control protocol is often paired with the user datagram protocol to handle different types of data transmissions.
- A fundamental aspect of the transmission control protocol is its ability to verify that data packets are received correctly and in the correct order.