Data transmitted over a network. Traffic is a very general term and typically refers to overall network usage at a given moment. However, it can refer to specific transactions, messages, records or users in any kind of data or telephone network. See PPS.
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- Blog posts 2009-11-25
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
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- Software downloads 2009-11-25
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- Software downloads 2009-11-25
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- Product reviews 2009-11-24
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- Webcasts 2009-11-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Software downloads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-22
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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