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Internet Protocol definition - finance
The method used to break data into small
pieces, called packets, to send them from one computer to another across the
Internet. IP is used to send a single chunk of data (in several packets) across
various routes on the Internet to a gateway destination. At this point, a
second protocol, called Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), reassembles the
packets and completes the data transmission. IP and TCP work so closely
together that they are often referred to as a single protocol (TCP/IP), even
though they are distinct. Each computer connected to the Internet has a unique
IP address.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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