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<networking> A device or program to translate between different protocols which serve similar functions (e.g. TCP and TP4).

Some call this a "gateway", though others use that term for other kinds of internetworking device.

(1996-03-07)

Nearby terms: protocal « protocol « protocol analyser « protocol converter » Protocol Data Unit » protocol layer » protocol stack

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