Word info

UDP

Speech parts

1. UDP - Noun

2. UDP - Proper noun

Meaning

(chemistry) Initialism of uridine diphosphate.

(computing) Initialism of User Datagram Protocol (jocular: "Unreliable Datagram Protocol," pertaining to the lossy protocol's inherent bias to drop packets under heavy load.)

(Usenet) Initialism of Usenet Death Penalty.

(Ireland, politics) Initialism of Ulster Democratic Party.

(military, US) Initialism of Unit Deployment Program.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

An HTTP client initiates a request by establishing a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection to a particular port on a server (typically port 80, occasionally port 8080; see List of TCP and UDP port numbers ). Source: Internet

Both UDP and TCP have checksum fields. Source: Internet

By its nature, UDP is not reliable—messages may be lost or delivered out of order. Source: Internet

As with automatic tunneling, encapsulation within UDP may be used in order to cross NAT boxes and firewalls. Source: Internet

Barrow and the UDP were re-elected in 2012 with a considerably smaller majority. Source: Internet

Because of these transactional mechanisms, unreliable transport protocols, such as the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), are sufficient for SIP operation. Source: Internet

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