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DHCP in the context of computing can stand for: Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a science that deals with the original sense of computing mathematical calculations. ...

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - one of the protocols in the TCP/IP networking suite
Decentralized Hospital Computer Program of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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Category: 4-letter acronyms In the context of computer networking, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a client-server networking protocol. ... The Internet protocol suite is the set of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet runs. ... The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had automated data processing systems within its medical facilities since before 1985, beginning with the Decentralized Hospital Computer Program information system, including extensive clinical and administrative capabilities. ... The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (878 words)
	DHCP appeared as a standard protocol in October 1993.
	DHCP is used by most cable internet in the U.S. to allocate IP addresses.
	DHCP uses the same two IANA assigned ports for BOOTP: 67/udp for the server side, and 68/udp for the client side.

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