Transmission (Transfer) Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is a suite of protocols, tools, and services more correctly known as the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP/IP has become a term in in common use, rather than an abbrevation, and nowadays the full name is seldom used. It's the protocol of the internet and of large routed intranets, and TCP/IP implementations exist for all modern hardware.
To understand what TCP/IP is and why it has become the protocol of choice for so many network implementations, it's worhwhile to look at how it developed. The history of TCP/IP is closely linked with the development of the internet. Next article.
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