Definition of Telnet

1. Noun. (computing) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation ¹

2. Verb. (computing intransitive) To use such a program to make such a connection ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telnet

1. to access an account over the Internet using an appropriate procedure [v -NETTED, -NETTING, -NETS or -NETED, -NETING, -NETS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telnet

tellurones
telluronevskite
telluronium
telluropalladinite
tellurophene
tellurophenes
tellurous
telluses
telly
telly tennis
tellys
telmatologist
telmatologists
telmatology
telmisartan
telnet (current term)
telnetable
telneted
telneting
telnets
telnettable
telnetted
telnetting
telo-
teloblast
teloblasts
telocentric
telocentric chromosome
telocentrics
telocoel

Literary usage of Telnet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform:: Application Server Administration Guide by SAS Publishing (2006)
"Using telnet to Administer the Spawner The spawner can be controlled and ... Connecting to a Spawner To connect to an executing spawner, telnet to the ..."

2. Firewalls and Internet Security Conference, 1996: Proceedings edited by Peter Tippett (1998)
"FTP, ports 20 and 21, like telnet, often restricted to only certain systems ... While some of these services such as telnet or FTP are inherently risky, ..."

3. A Guide to Environmental Resources on the Internet by Carol Briggs-Erickson (1996)
"telnet: pac.carl.org (Two good opacs in this system for environmental resources are U. of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado School of Mines) Claremont ..."

4. An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools & Classrooms by Sherri Quinones, Rita Kirshstein (2000)
"V. Newsgroups, gophers and telnet Level 1 I have no knowledge of newsgroups, gophers, ... I can access a remote computer through the telnet command, ..."

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