I (RPC)

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idempotent

Remote procedure call that does not change a state and returns the same information each time it is called with the same input parameters.

input parameter

Parameter containing data that the client application is transmitting to the server application. The in attribute designates an input parameter.

Interface Definition Language (IDL)

OSF-DCE standard language for specifying the interface for remote procedure calls. See also MIDL.

Internet Protocol (IP)

Connectionless network-layer communications protocol. See also datagram.

Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)

Novell NetWare communication protocol that uses datagram sockets to route information packets over local area networks and wide area networks.

intranet

Private network that uses Internet products and technologies (for example, web servers), but is not available to external Internet users.