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Noun: telnet  'tel,net
  1. (computing) a network protocol that enables a user on one computer to log in on another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
Verb: telnet (telnetted,telnetting)  'tel,net
  1. (computing) use telnet to log in to another computer

Derived forms: telnetted, telnetting, telnets

Encyclopedia: Telnet