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In information technology, a packet is a formatted block of data carried by a packet mode computer network.
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Packet switching is a communications paradigm in which packets (discrete blocks of data) are routed between nodes over data links shared with other traffic. In each network node, packets are queued or buffered, resulting in variable delay.
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A packet sniffer (also known as a network analyzer or protocol analyzer or, for particular types of networks, an Ethernet sniffer or wireless sniffer
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Packet loss occurs when one or more packets of data traveling across a computer network fail to reach their destination.

Causes

Packet loss can be caused by a number of factors, including signal degradation over the network medium, oversaturated network links, corrupted
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Packet radio is a form of digital data transmission used to link computers. The most common use of PKT is in amateur radio, to construct wireless computer networks.
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Forwarding is the relaying of packets from one network segment to another by nodes in a computer network.

The simplest forwarding model - unicasting - involves a packet being relayed from link to link along a chain leading from the packet's source to its destination.
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General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a Mobile Data Service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones. GPRS data transfer is typically charged per megabyte of transferred data, while data communication via traditional
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martians or "packets from Mars", on the grounds that they are of no evident "terrestrial" (i.e. normal) source. Martian packets can arise from network equipment malfunction, misconfiguration of a host, or simple coexistence of two logical networks on a single physical layer.
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A Christmas tree packet is a packet with every single option set for whatever protocol is in use. Also known as a "Kamikaze" packet, nastygram, and lamp test segment.
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A Chernobyl packet is a network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown. The term was named after the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
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A packet ship was, originally, a vessel employed to carry Post Office mail packets to and from British colonies and outposts.
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General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in England in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of both the state postal system and telecommunications carrier.
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Packet trade generally refers to any regularly scheduled passenger and cargo trade conducted by ship.

United States

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Two or more nineteenth century sailing vessels bore the name Sydney Packet:

• Sydney Packet, a ship owned by Alexander Birnie & Co. of London, involved in trading with New South Wales.

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A ship sailing a regular service between two ports. An example is the Isle of Man Steam Packet which serves the Belfast to Douglas corridor.

See Also

• Packet ship

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The Packet Newspapers are a series of weekly local newspapers in mid-Cornwall owned by the Newsquest Group. The titles include:

• The Camborne and Redruth Packet (incorporating the Redruth and Camborne Tinner)
• The Falmouth Packet

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The Princeton Packet is a semi-weekly newspaper serving the Princeton, New Jersey area. It is one of 14 local newspapers published by Packet Publications. According to its advertiser kit, the Packet's circulation is 9,461.
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The Columbus Packet is a weekly newspaper published in Columbus, Mississippi (USA). It was founded in 1991 by its current and sole editor and publisher, Roger Larsen. The Packet is published once a week on Thursdays.
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Fag packet is a slang term for a packet of cigarettes widely used throughout the United Kingdom. Cigarettes in the UK are colloquially known as "fags".

Common usage

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sugar packets are commonly supplied in restaurants and coffee bars in preference to sugar bowls or sugar dispensers for reasons of neatness, spill control, and to some extent portion control.

Measurement

A typical sugar packet contains 4 grams of sugar.
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Type Cargo and troop transport
Manufacturer Fairchild
Maiden flight 1944
Primary user United States Army Air Force
Number built 223
Variants C-119 Flying Boxcar

The C-82 Packet
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