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通信規約 (つうしんきやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう信しん規き約やく

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Meanings

1

Computing term for a set of rules governing data communication.

この通つう信しん規き約やくはデータの

送そう

受じゅ

信しん

の

手て

順じゅん

を

定さだ

め

て

いる

。

This protocol defines the procedures for sending and receiving data.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
信faith, truth, fidelity
規standard, measure
約promise, approximately, shrink

Related words

プロトコル
Common loanword for 'protocol' in computing contexts; 通信規約 is a more formal, native Japanese equivalent.

Built from

通つう信しん+規き約やく

Etymology

Compound of 通信 (communication) and 規約 (agreement, rules).