In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, the internet is no longer a luxury but a fundamental part of daily life. From remote work to digital learning, streaming entertainment to smart home technologies, the breadth of internet applications is vast and continually expanding. The terminology accompanying these digital innovations can often be as complex as the technology itself. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a professional seeking to enhance your digital literacy, or simply a curious individual navigating the world wide web, understanding these terms is essential.
Our comprehensive “Broadband & Internet Glossary of Terms” serves as your definitive guide to demystifying the jargon. We’ve gathered an extensive list of terms, definitions and meanings to help you understand what broadband and internet technologies are about. From basic concepts like ‘bandwidth’ and ‘DSL’ to ‘Latency’ and ‘Fibre Optics,’ this glossary aims to convert confusing technical language into clear, understandable information.
We will continue to expand this list of terms on an ongoing basis. We also soon allow you to request terms to be added to this list.
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- P2P (Point-to-Point)
- Packet
- Packet Analyzer
- Packet Filtering
- Packet Forwarding
- Packet Injection
- Packet Inter-Network Groper (PING)
- Packet Loss
- Packet Over SONET/SDH (POS)
- Packet Path
- Packet Queuing
- Packet Radio Network
- Packet Relay
- Packet Sampling
- Packet Scheduling
- Packet Sniffing
- Packet Steering
- Packet Switched Network
- Packet Switching
- Packet Switching Fabric
- Packet Time-to-Live (TTL)
- Paired Spectrum
- Parallel Internet
- Parallel Processing
- Parity Bit
- Parity Check
- Passive Access Network (PAN)
- Passive Fiber Networks
- Passive Optical Network (PON)
- Passive Optical Splitter
- Passive Splitter
- Password Authentication
- Patch Cable
- Payload Compression
- Payload Data
- Paywall
- Peak Information Rate (PIR)
- Peak Throughput
- Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
- Peering
- Peering Agreement
- Peering Point
- Performance Metrics
- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)
- Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)
- Personal Area Network (PAN)
- Phishing
- Physical Address
- Physical Circuit
- Physical Layer
- Physical Layer Abstraction
- Physical Link Channel
- Physical Medium
- Physical Network
- Physical Network Layer
- Physical Network Topology
- Physical Security
- Ping
- PING
- Ping of Death
- Pinging
- PMSC
- Point of Interconnection (POI)
- Point of Presence (PoP)
- Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP)
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
- Policy-Based Management
- Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
- Policy Information Point (PIP)
- Policy Server
- Poor Man’s Wireless
- POP (Point of Presence)
- Port
- Port Aggregation
- Port Authentication
- Port Forwarding
- Port Forwarding Table
- Port Isolation
- Port Knock
- Port Mirror
- Port Mirroring
- Port Multiplexer
- Port Number
- Port Replicator
- Port Scanner
- Port Security
- Port Security Policy
- Port Sharing
- Position Error
- Position-Independent Code (PIC)
- Positioning Accuracy
- POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
- Power Backup
- Power Budget
- Power Divider
- Power Excursion
- Power Line Adapter
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
