English Dictionary: Network Time Protocol | by the DICT Development Group |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Network Time Protocol (NTP) A {protocol} built on top of {TCP/IP} that assures accurate local timekeeping with reference to radio, atomic or other clocks located on the {Internet}. This protocol is capable of synchronizing distributed clocks within milliseconds over long time periods. It is defined in {STD} 12, {RFC 1119}. |