QUIC

See also: quic

English

Etymology

Originally proposed as an acronym; now just the name of the protocol itself.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

QUIC

  1. (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, →DOI, →ISSN, RFC 9000:
      Application protocols exchange information over a QUIC connection via streams, which are ordered sequences of bytes.

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