Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhcp

/ˈdiːˌeɪt͡ʃˌsiːˌpiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: dhcp
IPA: /ˈdiːˌeɪt͡ʃˌsiːˌpiː/

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (a protocol that computers use to decide on one IP address to use when using dynamic IP addressing, usually drawn from a limited pool of between 4 and 65,000 possible addresses).

Questions

How do you pronounce dhcp?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiːˌeɪt͡ʃˌsiːˌpiː/.
What does dhcp mean?: Initialism of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (a protocol that computers use to decide on one IP address to use when using dynamic IP addressing, usually drawn from a limited pool of between 4 and 65,000 possible addresses).

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