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UDP
User Datagram Protocol that allows computer applications to send messages (in this case referred to as datagrams) to other hosts over an IP network without the need for a prior message to set up special transmission channels or data paths.
| First released | 1980 |
| Developed by | David P. Reed |
| Open-source | Not defined |
| Used by | Google, Apple, Microsoft |