The list of network protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All network protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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SMB:
Server Message Block(Protocol, Intel, Microsoft Windows)
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CIFS:
Common Internet File System(Computer technology, Network Protocol)
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IMAP:
Internet Message Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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PAP:
Password Authentication Protocol(Network Protocol, Computer networking)
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RARP:
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol(data link layer protocol)
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XMPP:
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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HTTP:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
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PPP:
Point-to-Point Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol, Communications)
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AAL:
ATM Adaptation Layer(Network Protocol, Network, Computer networking)
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AARP:
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol(Data link layer protocol)
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AFP:
Apple Filing Protocol(Network Protocol, Computer networking, Computer)
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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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IPSec:
Internet Protocol Security(Computer technology, Network Protocol)
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NCP:
NetWare Core Protocol(NetWare, Protocol, Networking)
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PPPoE:
PPP over Ethernet(Network Protocol, Computer networking, Computer)
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PPTP:
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol(Communications protocol)
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SSH:
Secure Shell(Protocol, Computers, Network Protocol)
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