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telnet

Syllabification: (tel·net)
Pronunciation: /ˈtelˌnet/
Computing
Definition of telnet

noun

  • a network protocol that allows a user on one computer to log onto another computer that is part of the same network.
  • a program that establishes a connection from one computer to another by means of a telnet program.
  • a link established by a telnet program.

verb (telnets, telnetting, telnetted)

[no object] informal
  • log onto a remote computer using a telnet program.

Derivatives

telnettable

adjective

Origin:

1970s: blend of telecommunication and network

telnet in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of telnet in the British & World English dictionary