telnet

English

Alternative forms

Telnet
TELNET

Etymology

Short for telecommunication network.

Pronunciation

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Noun

telnet (uncountable)

(computing) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

letten, nettle