The unit of data sent across a network. "Packet" is a
generic term used to describe a unit of data at any layer of
the OSI protocol stack, but it is most correctly used to
describe application layer data units ("application
protocol data unit", APDU).
See also datagram, frame.
(1994-11-30)
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