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Definitions of ppp word

abbreviation Technical meaning of PPP Point-to-Point Protocol 3
noun Definition of ppp in Technology (communications, protocol) (PPP) The protocol defined in RFC 1661, the Internet standard for transmitting network layer datagrams (e.g. IP packets) over serial point-to-point links. PPP has a number of advantages over SLIP; it is designed to operate both over asynchronous connections and bit-oriented synchronous systems, it can configure connections to a remote network dynamically, and test that the link is usable. PPP can be configured to encapsulate different network layer protocols (such as IP, IPX, or AppleTalk) by using the appropriate Network Control Protocol (NCP). 1
abbreviation PPP purchasing power parity: a rate of exchange between two currencies that gives them equal purchasing powers in their own economies 0
abbreviation PPP private-public partnership: an agreement in which a private company commits skills or capital to a public-sector project for a financial return 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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