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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
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, ..."