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token ring

token ring noun: a network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.

Noun

token ring (plural token rings)

  1. A network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.

token ring meaning in Tamil

token ring in Tamil

அடையாள வளையம்

Forms of token ring

pluraltoken rings

Questions about token ring

What does token ring mean?
Token ring means a network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.
What is token ring in Tamil?
Token ring in Tamil is அடையாள வளையம். See Token ring meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is token ring?
Token ring is a noun.
What is the plural of token ring?
The plural of token ring is token rings.

Words near token ring in the dictionary

  1. token buckets
  2. token economies
  3. token economy
  4. token money
  5. token moneys
  6. token ring
  7. token rings
  8. token strike
  9. token strikes
  10. token-pasting operator
  11. token-pasting operators

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