Difference between revisions of "Datagram"
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− | The term '''datagram''' is usually a synonym for [[packet]]. It also refers to a type of service provided by a network - an unreliable single block of data, rather than a [[reliable byte stream]]. | + | The term '''datagram''' is usually a synonym for [[packet]]. It also refers to a type of service provided by a [[data network]] - an unreliable packet (single block of data), rather than a [[reliable byte stream]]. |
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 22 October 2022
The term datagram is usually a synonym for packet. It also refers to a type of service provided by a data network - an unreliable packet (single block of data), rather than a reliable byte stream.