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IP

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Internet Protocol - a set of rules governing the format of data sent over the internet or other networks.

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TCP

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Transmission Control Protocol - a core protocol of the Internet protocol suite that provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of bytes between applications running on hosts communicating via an IP network.

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol - a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.

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NAT

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Network Address Translation - a method of remapping one IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets while they are in transit across a traffic routing device.

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MPLS

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Multi-Protocol Label Switching - a type of data-carrying technique for high-performance telecommunications networks that directs data from one network node to the next based on short path labels rather than long network addresses.

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HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure - an extension of HTTP that is used for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet.

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SSL

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Secure Sockets Layer - a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client—typically a web server (website) and a browser, or a mail server and a mail client.

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MTU

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Maximum Transmission Unit - the size of the largest protocol data unit that can be communicated in a single network layer transaction.

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LAN

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Local Area Network - a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, or office building.

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IPv4

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Internet Protocol version 4 - the fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP) and it is the first version of the protocol to be widely deployed.

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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol - an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

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VPN

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Virtual Private Network - a service that allows you to connect to the Internet via an encrypted tunnel to ensure your online privacy and protect your sensitive data.

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VoIP

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Voice over Internet Protocol - a methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet.

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WAN

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Wide Area Network - a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the primary purpose of computer networking.

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IPv6

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Internet Protocol version 6 - the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), designed to eventually replace IPv4.

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POP3

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Post Office Protocol version 3 - an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection.

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WPA

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Wi-Fi Protected Access - a family of network security protocols and security certification programs developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks.

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TLS

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Transport Layer Security - a cryptographic protocol that provides communications security over a computer network.

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RIP

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Routing Information Protocol - one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols that employ the hop count as a routing metric.

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CSMA/CD

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection - a media access control method used most notably in early Ethernet technology for local area networking.

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OSPF

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Open Shortest Path First - a routing protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networks that uses a link state routing algorithm and falls into the group of interior gateway protocols.

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QoS

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Quality of Service - the description or measurement of the overall performance of a service, such as a telephony or computer network or a cloud computing service, particularly the performance seen by the users of the network.

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MAC

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Media Access Control - a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications at the data link layer of a network segment.

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DHCP

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a network management protocol used on IP networks whereby a DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network.

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SSID

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Service Set Identifier - the name associated with an 802.11 wireless local area network including home networks and public hotspots.

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APIPA

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Automatic Private IP Addressing - a feature of Windows-based operating systems that enables a computer to automatically assign itself an IP address within a specific range if a DHCP server is not available.

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WPA2

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Wi-Fi Protected Access II - a security protocol and security certification program developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks.

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PAN

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Personal Area Network - a network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual person's workspace.

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol - a communication protocol used for discovering the link layer address, such as a MAC address, associated with a given IP address.

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SSH

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Secure Shell - a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.

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IMAP

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Internet Message Access Protocol - an Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection.

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol - a network protocol that is used to send error messages and operational information indicating success or failure when communicating with another IP address.

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WEP

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Wired Equivalent Privacy - a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks that provides data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network.

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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - an Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

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WLAN

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Wireless Local Area Network - a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building.

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DNS

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Domain Name System - a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.

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BGP

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Border Gateway Protocol - a standardized exterior gateway protocol designed to exchange routing and reachability information among autonomous systems (AS) on the Internet.

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UDP

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User Datagram Protocol - one of the core members of the Internet protocol suite that allows applications to send messages to other hosts on an IP network with minimal protocol mechanism.

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