'''T'''ransmission '''C'''ontrol '''P'''rotocol (documented in [RFC] 793 [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0793.txt]).  
The part of the [IP] protocol suite that provides a reliable stream transport 
between two [socket]s on two hosts/ports.

** A Tcp Joke **

   :   Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?

   :   Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke.   

   :   OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke.   

   :   OK, I'll hear a TCP joke.   

   :   Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?   

   :   Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke.   

   :   OK, I'm about to send the TCP joke. It will last 10 seconds, it has two characters, it does not have a setting, it ends with a punchline.   

   :   OK, I'm ready to hear the TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have a setting and will end with a punchline.   

   :   I'm sorry, your connection has timed out... ...Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?   


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