telnet
English edit
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Etymology edit
Short for telecommunication network.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
telnet (countable and uncountable, plural telnets)
- (computing, uncountable) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via a local area network or the Internet.
- (computing, countable) The program that acts as the client for such communication.
Verb edit
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