TELNET /tel'net/ 1. The {Internet} {standard} {protocol} for remote login. Runs on top of {TCP/IP}. Defined in {STD} 8, {RFC 854} and extended with options by many other RFCs. {Unix} {BSD} networking software includes a program, telnet, which uses the protocol and acts as a {terminal emulator} for the remote login session. Sometimes abbreviated to TN. {TOPS-10} had a similar program called {IMPCOM}. 2. The US nationwide network into which one dials to access {CompuServe}. It was created by John Goltz, one of the founders and system {guru} of {CompuServe}. He later worked for {Tymshare}, one of CompuServe's big competitors. [{Jargon File}] (2004-09-14)
TELNET TELephone NETwork (Unix, Internet, RFC 854)