Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiprotocol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-pro-to-col
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving or supporting more than one protocol.

Example Sentences

"Unlike earlier generation units, new multiprotocol terminals can, under user control, “talk” in any communications protocol."
"In a business environment that may require communications between the IBM PC and devices or host computers in a variety of protocols, a multiprotocol communications capability may be advantageous."
"As a result of these efforts, multiprotocol lambda switching (MPLmS) and, more recently, generalized multiprotocol label switching (G-MPLS) have been proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as the control plane for dynamic provisioning and restoration of lightpaths in optical networks."

Etymology

From multi- + protocol.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multi

Questions

What does multiprotocol mean?: Involving or supporting more than one protocol.
Where does multiprotocol come from?: From multi- + protocol.

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