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  • TCP/IP (Computer network protocol)

TCP/IP (Computer network protocol) (Topical Term)

Preferred form: TCP/IP (Computer network protocol)
Used for/see from:
  • TCP/IP Internet Protocol Suite (Computer network protocol)
  • Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Computer network protocol)
See also:

Work cat.: Comer, D. Internetworking with TCP/IP, c1991: p. 2 ("The DARPA technology includes a set of network standards that specify the details of how computers communicate, as well as a set of conventions for interconnecting networks and routing traffic. Officially named the TCP/IP Internet Protocol Suite and commonly referred to as TCP/IP (after the names of its two main standards) ...")

Personal communication, E. El-Hoshy, 10/8/91 (TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)