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TTL

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001255

A mechanism that limits the lifespan or number of hops that a data packet or piece of data can exist in a network before being discarded. For IP packets, it is a field in the IP header that is decremented by each router it passes through. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is dropped to prevent it from circulating indefinitely and consuming network resources.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001255
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001255",
  "term": "TTL",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A mechanism that limits the lifespan or number of hops that a data packet or piece of data can exist in a network before being discarded. For IP packets, it is a field in the IP header that is decremented by each router it passes through. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is dropped to prevent it from circulating indefinitely and consuming network resources.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/ttl/"
}

Record 1,378 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.