data packet

US (alt): /ˈdætə ˈpækɪt/

Definition

Definition of data packet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

networking

TECH.

small structured block of information sent across a digital network

TECH.

Each data packet includes addressing details in its header.
Each sensor reading is encapsulated in a separate data packet.
The router dropped the corrupted data packet during transmission.

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Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with packet

cost a packet

require a lot of money

Renovating the old house will cost a packet.

make a packet

earn a large amount of money quickly

She made a packet selling her old comics.

small packet

small container for holding items

She carried a small packet of seeds.

packet of lies

collection of false statements

His story was just a packet of lies.

red packet

red envelope containing money for good luck

She received a red packet for the New Year.

packet network

network that sends data in small units called packets

The internet is a global packet network.

packet switching

method of data transmission where data is broken into packets

Packet switching optimizes network bandwidth and reduces latency..

packet filter

tool that checks small pieces of network data and blocks unwanted ones

The firewall's packet filter stopped the suspicious connection request.

packet transmission

movement of data packets between devices across a communication network

Packet transmission slowed down because the router was overloaded.

packet-based

adj.

using separate data units sent across a network instead of continuous signals

Voice over IP is a packet-based communication technology.

Terms with data packet included in their meaning

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fragmentation

networking

the breaking up of a data packet in a network

HTTP cookie

internet

packet of data sent by a server to a browser

packet network

digital network

system for transmitting data using packet switching

datagram

data unit

unit of data transmitted in a packet-switched network

magic cookie

technology

small data packet used for identification in computing

PDU

acr.

acr: Packet Data Unit

unit of data sent over a network

stop bits

data transmission

bits marking end of data packet in serial communication

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French:paquet de données, ...
German:Datenpaket, ...
Italian:pacchetto dati, ...
Spanish:paquete de datos, ...
Portuguese:pacote de dados, ...
Chinese:数据包, ...
Japanese:データパケット, ...
Arabic:حُزْمَة بَيَانَات, ...
Hebrew:מְנַת נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:пакет данных, ...
Ukrainian:пакет даних, ...
Hindi:डेटा पैकेट, ...
Bengali:ডাটা প্যাকেট, ...
Catalan:paquet de dades, ...
Czech:datový paket, ...
Danish:datapakke, ...
Dutch:datapakket, ...
Greek:πακέτο δεδομένων, ...
Hungarian:adatcsomag, ...
Khmer:កញ្ចប់ទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 패킷, ...
Persian:بسته داده, ...
Polish:pakiet danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):pacote de dados, ...
Romanian:pachet de date, ...
Swedish:datapaket, ...
Thai:แพ็กเก็ตข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:veri paketi, ...
Vietnamese:gói dữ liệu, ...

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