datagram

== English == === Alternative forms === datagramme === Etymology === From data + -gram. === Pronunciation === === Noun === datagram (plural datagrams) (networking) A packet of data passed across a network. ==== Usage notes ==== Although the specifications of the Internet Protocol say that datagrams are what pass through the network, the word packet is more commonly used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === datagram (third-person singular simple present datagrams, present participle datagramming, simple past and past participle datagrammed) (rare) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.