tunneling
Definition
Digital communications technique in which data or signals received in one format are converted into another by embedding one protocol in the another. Over the internet, tunneling is employed in providing a secure path for an un-secure (unencrypted) signal. Also called encapsulation.
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tunneling is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security subject.
tunneling appears in the definition of the following term: virtual private network (VPN)
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