TCP

n. protocol for data transfer on networks and especially on the Internet (Computers)

TCP may stand for: ComputingTransmission Control Protocol, a transportation protocol that is one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suiteTrusted Computing Platform Alliance's Trusted Computing PlatformMedicine and drugsTCP (antiseptic), the brand name of an antiseptic formerly containing Trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl, a germicideTwo Component PlasmaTranscutaneous Pacing, a medical techniqueTissue Culture PlateThienylcyclohexylpiperidine, which has been sold as a designer drugA number of chemical substancesTrichlorophenol, a fungicideTricresylphosphate, a lubricant and gasoline additive
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Noun
1. a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"
(synonym) transmission control protocol
(hypernym) protocol, communications protocol
(part-holonym) transmission control protocol/internet protocol, TCP/IP

Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol. In the Internet Protocol suite, a standard, connection-oriented, full-duplex, host-to-host protocol used over packet-switched computer communications networks. Note 1: TCP corresponds closely to the ISO Open Systems Interconnection--Reference Model (OSI--RM) Layer 4 (Transport Layer). Note 2: The OSI--RM uses TP-0 or TP-4 protocols for transmission control.

Transmission Control Protocol