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Noun: transmission control protocol
  1. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another
    "The transmission control protocol ensures reliable data transfer across the internet";
    - TCP

Derived forms: transmission control protocols

Type of: communications protocol, protocol

Part of: TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Encyclopedia: Transmission control protocol