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Network protocol for virtual terminals

Telnet is a client-server application protocol that provides access to virtual terminals of remote systems on local area networks or the Internet. It is a protocol for bidirectional 8-bit communications. Its main goal was to connect terminal devices and terminal-oriented processes. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: TelnetA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: TELnet@NRW-Studie: Telemedizin verbessert Qualität der BehandlungInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The whole Internet for Windows 95The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: TelNet - a database for human and yeast genes involved in telomere maintenanceCited 55 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via a local area network or the Internet.

Noun The program that acts as the client for such communication.

Verb To use such a program to make such a connection.

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🆕 Influential since 2022

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