packet
Definition
Data-transmission term for a small bundle of data sent across a network (such as a LAN or Internet). A packet consists of a block of data bits plus control information that helps in its proper routing and reassembly into the original form at the receiving end. No one size for packets has been standardized and, depending on the protocol of the network, it may be also be called a block, cell, or frame.
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