Definitions for "Request for Comments"
Keywords:  ietf, rfc, std, ccitt, begun
(RFC): Online documents pertaining to technical standards for the Internet.
The process for creating an Internet standard. New standards are proposed and published in form of a request for comments document. When a new standard has been established, it retains the acronym and a number is added.
A series of documents that describe various technical aspects of the Internet.
A Request For Comment is a draft or working paper that is publicly discussed, e.g. on mailing lists.
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