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• The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a set of rules that allow reliable communication between two processes across a network. See User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for an alternative unreliable protocol.

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  TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). (n.d.). Object-Oriented Programming with Java. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tcp-transmission-control-protocol.

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  "TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)." Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tcp-transmission-control-protocol.

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