packet

Formatted unit of data carried by all packet-switching networks

Entityunit of information Protocol data unitQ214111

Also known as network packet

Instance of: unit of information
, Protocol data unit

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In telecommunications and computer networking, a network packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network. A packet consists of control information and user data; the latter is also known as the payload. Control information provides data for delivering the payload. Typically, control information is found in packet headers and trailers.

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Used by: packet-switched network
Transmission Control Protocol
Has characteristic: packet size

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