Tag: Protocol

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Glossary Terms

FTP is an older protocol for transferring files over a network; because it lacks encryption, SFTP or HTTPS is usually preferred today.

HTTP is the core web communication protocol that defines request-response exchanges between browsers, API clients, and servers.

HTTP/2 speeds up web pages and API responses by using multiple streams and compressed headers over a single connection.

IMAP keeps email on the server and synchronizes folders, read state, flags, and mailbox changes across multiple devices.

MQTT is a lightweight publish-subscribe protocol that lets IoT devices exchange topic-based messages through a broker.

QUIC is a modern UDP-based transport protocol with built-in TLS 1.3 encryption that gives HTTP/3 faster connection setup and recovery.

SMTP is the standard transfer protocol that sends email from clients to mail servers and relays it between servers toward the recipient domain.

SOAP is a web service protocol that carries structured XML envelope messages using WSDL contracts, type safety, and enterprise standards.

TCP/IP is the protocol suite that defines addressing, packet routing, and reliable data transfer across internet-connected networks.

UDP sends datagrams without establishing a connection, choosing low latency and low protocol overhead over delivery guarantees.

WebRTC is a real-time communication standard for plugin-free audio, video, and data channels between browsers and mobile apps.

WebSocket starts with an HTTP upgrade and provides persistent, bidirectional real-time messaging between client and server.