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PDU

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000903

Protocol Data Unit, a single unit of information transmitted between peer entities of a computer network. It comprises control information, such as addresses, and user data. Different layers of the OSI model have distinct PDU names, such as segments for the transport layer and packets for the network layer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000903
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectBits and Bytes
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000903",
  "term": "PDU",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "Protocol Data Unit, a single unit of information transmitted between peer entities of a computer network. It comprises control information, such as addresses, and user data. Different layers of the OSI model have distinct PDU names, such as segments for the transport layer and packets for the network layer.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/pdu/"
}

Record 992 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.