Hop
1. <messaging> One point-to-point transmission in a series required to get a message from point A to point B on a
store and forward network.
On such networks (including
UUCPNET and
FidoNet), an important inter-machine metric is the hop count of the shortest path between them.
This can be more significant than their geographical separation.
Each
exclamation mark in a
bang path represents one hop.
2. <networking> One direct host-to-host connection forming part of the route between two hosts in a
routed network such as the
Internet.
Some protocols place an upper limit on the hop count in order to detect routing loops.
3. <jargon, networking> To log in to a remote computer, especially via
rlogin or
telnet.
"I'll hop over to foovax to FTP that."
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