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VoIP

(vē′ō′ī′pē′, voip)

A communications protocol for transmitting telephone calls over a computer network, especially the internet.

[V(oice) o(ver) IP.]

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VoIP

(vɔɪp)

1. (Computer Science) informal Voice over Internet Protocol: a system for converting analogue signals to digital so that telephone calls may be made over the internet

2. (Telecommunications) informal Voice over Internet Protocol: a system for converting analogue signals to digital so that telephone calls may be made over the internet

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Translations

VoIP

abbr of voice over Internet protocol → Voive over IP nt (Transport von Sprachdaten mittels Internetprotokoll)

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