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.
Enjoy!
p
- Protocol Encryption
- Protocol Headers
- Protocol Router
- Protocol Stack
- Proximate Peer
- Proximity Network
- Proxy Agent
- Proxy ARP
- Proxy Server
- Public Access Point
- Public IP Address
- Public Key
- Public Key Exchange
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Public Key Repository
- Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)
- Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
- Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN)
- Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
- Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
q
- QoE (Quality of Experience)
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
- Qualified Link
- Quality of Experience (QoE)
- Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI)
- Quality of Supply
- Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
- Quantum Networking
- Quasi-Synchronous Network
r
- RACF (Resource Access Control Facility)
- Radio Access Network (RAN)
- Radio Access Point
- Radio Bandwidth
- Radio Communication Network
- Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
- Radio Gateway
- Radio Local Area Network (RLAN)
- Radio Network Controller (RNC)
- Radio Resource Management (RRM)
- Radio Tethering
- Radio Transport Network
- RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)
- RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
- RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)
- Rate Limiting
- Read-Only Memory (ROM)
- Real-time Interactive Communications
- Real-time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
- Receive Window
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
- Recursive DNS Resolver
- Recursive Query
- Redundancy
- Redundancy Protocols
- Redundant Array of Independent Nodes (RAIN)
- Redundant Data Path
- Regional Area Network (RAN)
- Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
- Regional IP Network
- Registered Jack (RJ)
- Relative Signal Strength
- Remote Access
- Remote Access Management
- Remote Authentication
- Remote Configuration
- Remote Memory Access
- Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
- Remote Peering
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- Remote Session
- Remote Shell (rsh)
- Remote Site
- Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)
- Remote Workforce Connectivity
- Rendezvous And Strata Establishment (RASE)
- Rendezvous Point
- Repeater Station
- Request for Comments (RFC)
- Rescue Channel
- Reserved Bandwidth
- Residual Error Rate
- Resource Address
- Resource Allocation Algorithm
- Resource Identifier
- Resource Metering
- Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
- Resource Scheduling
- Return Loss
- Return Signal
- Reverse DNS Lookup
- Reverse Multiplexing
- Reverse-Path Forwarding
- Reverse Proxy
- Reverse Proxy Server
- Reversible Error
- RF Front-End
- RF (Radio Frequency)
- RF Spectrum Analyzer
