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Protocol

The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.

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Etiquette 76% connected

The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and…

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Prescript 76% connected

Directed; prescribed.

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Rule 76% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Flip 76% connected

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

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cloud computing noun · 81% connection

Using remote online systems for storage, processing or software.

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containerisation noun · 81% connection

Bundling software with everything it needs so it runs consistently.

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database noun · 81% connection

A structured store of information that can be searched and updated.

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firewall noun · 81% connection

A system that allows or blocks network connections.

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Network noun · 81% connection

A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving s…

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Communications protocol noun · 85% connection

(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

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Computer network noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a network of computers

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Interface noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

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Latency noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

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Packet noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a message or message fragment

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Port noun · 85% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

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Rotational latency noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head

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Router noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks

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HTTP noun · 85% connection

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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Hypertext transfer protocol noun · 85% connection

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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TCP noun · 85% connection

a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure th…

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Transmission control protocol noun · 85% connection

a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure th…

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Bus network noun · 85% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

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Cyberspace noun · 85% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Fast local internet protocol noun · 85% connection

a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…

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File transfer protocol noun · 85% connection

protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

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FTP noun · 85% connection

protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

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Intelnet noun · 85% connection

a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence…

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Article noun · 78% connection

A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treatin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: original, copy, writing, deed, treaty.
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Backup noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: original, copy, writing, deed, treaty.
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Bipartite adjective · 78% connection

Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: original, copy, writing, deed, treaty.
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Collation verb · 78% connection

The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: original, copy, writing, deed, treaty.
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Computer backup noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: original, copy, writing, deed, treaty.
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Conveyance noun · 78% connection

The act by which the title to property, esp. real estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an instrument in writing (as a deed o…

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