Hop

nounid 2730·updated May 9, 2026

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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.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Network85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

7 surface forms

alternatephrasing: Hops
plural: HopsHopses
possessive: Hop'sHops's
pluralpossessive: Hops'Hopses'

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: A hop is each exchange with a gateway a packet takes on its way to the destination.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

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