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token ring

noun

Meaning

  1. A network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.

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Related words

local ring(English)ringworld(English)tree-ring(English)promise ring(English)router(English)steel-ring(English)key ring(English)split-ring resonator(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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