Transmission Control Protocol

Principal protocol used to stream data across an IP network

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See Also

Vint Cerf

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer

Internet Protocol

Communication protocol that allows connections between networks

Transport Layer Security

Cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit