Short for Network Time Protocol, NTP is a protocol introduced in 1988 that is used on computer networks to synchronize the time of computers and network devices. NTP version 1 is defined in RFC 1059, NTP version 2 is defined in RFC 1119, and NTP version 3 is defined in RFC 1305.

Computer acronyms, Network terms, Protocol, Time

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