The list of network protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All network protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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URL:
Uniform Resource Locator(Application layer protocol, Web development)
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NAT:
Network Address Translation(Application layer protocol, Computer network)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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MIME:
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions(Application layer protocol)
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TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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POP:
Post Office Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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IMAP:
Internet Message Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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SLP:
Service Location Protocol(Application layer protocol, Network Protocol)
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XMPP:
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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SNTP:
Simple Network Time Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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BEEP:
Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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BOOTP:
Bootstrap Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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DNS:
Domain Name Systems(Application layer protocol, Network Protocol)
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IMPP:
Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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