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communications protocol - (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

file transfer protocol, FTP - protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

HTTP, hypertext transfer protocol - a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

musical instrument digital interface, MIDI - a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers

TCP, transmission control protocol - a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"

TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol - a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another

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The CFX Messaging Library is a Microsoft .Net based programming library consisting of two parts: a collection of data objects representing the standardized CFX messages and a collection of classes to facilitate the transmission and receipt of CFX messages using the committee-agreed OASIS AMQP1.0 message wire protocol.--CD

Aegis, IPC Roll Out Open-Source CFX Messaging Library

The simple text-based wire protocol STOMP [45] is for asynchronous message exchange between a client and a service or broker with simplicity and interoperability in mind.

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There has also been significant demand for a standards-based wire protocol in industries like financial services and transportation.

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Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), Istanbul, a leading communications and technology company, has announced the official launch of the T20 smartphone, one of the world's first commercially available UICC ("Universal Integrated Circuit Card"), NFC - SWP ("Single Wire Protocol") android based device.

*Turkcell Leads NFC Technology With Turkcell T20 Smartphone*

According to Turkcell the T20, produced in partnership with Chinese telecoms equipment company Huawei, is one of the world's first commercially available UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card), NFC - SWP (Single Wire Protocol) Android based devices.

Turkcell introduces NFC enabled T20 smartphone

Wire protocol data connectivity components are different, as shown in the diagrams in Figure 4 that illustrate this point for ODBC drivers.

Virtualisation: the importance of data connectivity

"Microsoft's call for 'freedom to innovate' would be a lot more credible if they published full interoperability documentation for things like the Word file format, the SMB file-sharing service, NTLM [NT LAN Manager] and the Exchange wire protocol," he writes.

Microsoft's Latest Antitrust PR: Freedom to Innovate >BY Rachel Chalmers