QUIC
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See also: quic
English
Etymology
Originally proposed as an acronym; now just the name of the protocol itself.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
QUIC
- (Internet, originally) Acronym of Quick UDP Internet Connections; a multiplexed transport layer protocol based on UDP.
- Synonym: (informal) TCP/2
- 2021 May, “QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport”, in J. Iyengar, M. Thomson, editors, RFC Editor, , →ISSN, RFC 9000:
- Application protocols exchange information over a QUIC connection via streams, which are ordered sequences of bytes.
