Data packet

Data packet

A unit of information transmitted as a whole from one device to another on a network.

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Category: Operating systems
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Multiple pieces of data that have been joined together and treated as a single item when passed between network sites.

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A unit of information transmitted as a whole from one device to another on a network.

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Software; Operating systems

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