datagramming
datagramming is the present participle and gerund of datagram.
Meaning of datagram
Noun
datagram (plural datagrams)
- A packet of data passed across a network.
- The pseudo header conceptually prefixed to the UDP header contains the source address, the destination address, the protocol, and the UDP length. This information gives protection against misrouted datagrams.1980 August 28, Jon Postel, “User Datagram Protocol”, in RFC Editor, →ISSN, RFC 768
Origin of datagramming
From datagram /datagramme + -ing.
Questions about datagramming
- What is datagramming the present participle and gerund of?
- Datagramming is the present participle and gerund of datagram.
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