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hop 1. A small, quick jump. 2. In networks, the journey a signal makes across a transmission link between two devices such as bridges, hubs, switches, or routers.There often are multiple links in an end-to-end circuit between two devices. Therefore, a frame may make multiple hops as it transverses a physical path from one workstation to another. An IP packet typically makes a significant number of hops as it 74570c08.qxd 9/11/07 12:22 PM Page 229 |