Networking

Networking

Terms related to computer networking, protocols, and communication systems.

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DNS

DNS Networking

Domain Name System: the hierarchical decentralized naming system that translates human-readable domain names (e.g., example.com) into IP addresses (e.g., 93.184.216.34) that computers use to communica...

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HTTP

HTTP Networking

HyperText Transfer Protocol: the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. HTTP is a stateless, application-layer protocol that defines how messages are formatted and transmitted between...

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TCP/IP

TCP/IP Networking

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol: the fundamental communication protocol suite of the internet. TCP ensures reliable, ordered delivery of data while IP handles addressing and routing...

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