Border Gateway Protocol, the standardized routing protocol used to exchange routing information between different networks on the internet. It determines the best paths for data to travel across interconnected networks.
Acronym formed in the 1980s from 'Border Gateway Protocol,' with 'border' referring to the boundaries between autonomous network systems, 'gateway' indicating connection points, and 'protocol' from Greek protokollon meaning 'first sheet glued to a manuscript.'
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