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Glossary

Technology evolves at a rapid-fire pace. That’s why we’ve built an easy-to-use glossary to help you better understand the terms, technologies and trends that impact your business.

Tunneling

Refers to the use of the Internet as part of a private network. The "tunnel" refers to the path on the Internet that packets will be able to securely travel through. These tunnels are created by protocols such as point-to-point tunneling protocol or layer 2 tunneling protocol for the establishment of a virtual private network (VPN).