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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- 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)
- Power Spectrum Density (PSD)
- Power Supply Unit (PSU)
- Power Surge
- Powerline Adapters
- Powerline Communication
- Powerline Networking
- PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
- Pre-provisioned Network
- Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
- Predictive Modeling
- Predictive QoS
- Preemptive Handoff
- Preferred Routing
- Premises Cabling
- Premium Connectivity
- Presence Framework
- Presence Information
- Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
- Primary Network
- Private Cloud
- Private Peering
- Proactive Network Management
- Proactive Network Optimization
- Proactive Security Management
- Processor Affinity
- Product Code Modulation (PCM)
- Programmable Network
- Proportional Fair Scheduling (PFS)
- Protection Switching
- Protocol Adaptation
- Protocol Addressing
- Protocol Analyzer
- Protocol Conformance
- Protocol Converter
- Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
