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TCP

Definitions:

  TCP is one of the main protocols in TCP/IP networks. Whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees the delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent. 
Sources:
NIST SP 800-82r3 under Transmission Control Protocol