token ring

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Synonyms: tokening, towel ring, toe ring, tokenizing, tokenising

Antonyms: tokening, towel ring, toe ring, tokenizing, tokenising

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A network standard invented by [[IBM]] and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the [[IEEE]] which provides for a network with a [[star ring]] topology, and which operates by passing a token [[frame]] around the logical ring.

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