===== Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) =====
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**Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)** is a standard that defines how to establish and maintain a network conversation through which [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:application|application]] programs can exchange data. TCP works with the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ip|Internet Protocol (IP)]], which defines how computers send packets of data to each other.

Source: [[https://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/TCP | Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ]]