UDP User Datagram Protocol

UDP allows computers on a network to send datagrams to each other. Unlike TCP, UDP does not guarantee arrival of the packets in a certail order, if at all.

Some programs will use UDP because it is lightweight and more effecient for certain tasks, such as VoIP and online games.

In regards to the OSI model in networking, UDP resides on the Transport level.

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