telnet

English

Alternative forms

• Telnet, TELNET

Etymology

Short for telecommunication network.

Pronunciation

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Noun

telnet (countable and uncountable, plural telnets)

1. (computing, uncountable) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via a local area network or the Internet.
2. (computing, countable) The program that acts as the client for such communication.

Verb

telnet (third-person singular simple present telnets, present participle telnetting or telneting, simple past and past participle telnetted or telneted)

1. (computing, intransitive) To use such a program to make such a connection

Anagrams

• letten, nettle