OSPF

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Open Shortest-Path First Interior Gateway Protocol
Open Shortest-Path First
OSPF

   <networking, protocol, standard> (OSPF) A {link state routing
   protocol} that is one of the {Internet} standard {Interior
   Gateway Protocols} defined in {RFC 1247}.

   There is no OSPF {EGP}, OSPF is an IGP only.

   [Relationship to {Internet Protocol} packet routing?]

   OSPF Design Guide
   (http://cisco.com/warp/public/104/1.html).

   (2002-06-29)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

OSPF
       Open Shortest Path First [protocol / routing] (Internet, IGP, RFC
1583)