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QUIC

QUIC proper noun: a multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.

Proper noun

QUIC

  1. (Internet) A multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.
    • Application protocols exchange information over a QUIC connection via streams, which are ordered sequences of bytes.2021 May, “QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport”, in J. Iyengar, M. Thomson, editors, RFC Editor, →DOI, →ISSN, RFC 9000
    Synonyms:
    TCP/2

Synonyms of QUIC

  • TCP/2

Origin of QUIC

Originally proposed as an acronym of Quick UDP Internet Connections.

Questions about QUIC

What does QUIC mean?
QUIC means a multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.
What part of speech is QUIC?
QUIC is a proper noun.

Words near QUIC in the dictionary

  1. Quiberon
  2. quiblet
  3. quiblets
  4. quibs
  5. Quibuar
  6. QUIC
  7. quica
  8. quicas
  9. quice
  10. Quiceno
  11. Quicenos

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