English noun: transmission control protocol | |||
1. | transmission control protocol (communication) a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another | ||
Samples | TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission. | ||
Synonyms | TCP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communications protocol, protocol | ||
Part meronym | TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol | ||