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Where does “telnet” come from?

Telnet derives from English telecommunication, from French télécommunication, combining French télé- from Ancient Greek τῆλε meaning "far" and Latin communis meaning "common" with the suffix -tio.

telnet (English): A network protocol that enables one computer to...

Definitions

  1. A network protocol that enables one computer to...

Ancestry of “telnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtelecommunication network—

Words derived from “telnet”

  • telnetable
Every word from English telecommunication network →