Point-to-Point Protocol

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A protocol for communication between two computers using a serial interface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server. It packages your computer's TCP/IP packets and forwards them to the server where they can actually be put on the Internet.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

acronym: PPP
plural: Point-to-Point Protocols
possessive: Point-to-Point Protocol's
pluralpossessive: Point-to-Point Protocols'

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