Hop
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Each step of a trip a data packet takes from its origination to its destination. For example, on the Internet a data packet may go through several routers before reaching its final destination.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A hop is each exchange with a gateway a packet takes on its way to the destination.
Wordset Dictionary
the act of hopping
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an informal dance where popular music is played
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twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- hophopsrecord hop
- alternatephrasing
- Hops
- plural
- Hops
- possessive
- Hop's
- pluralpossessive
- Hops'