AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is packet?
Packet: A small chunk of data with a header carrying addressing and control information, into which network messages are divided for transmission. Packets may take different routes and are reassembled at the destination.
Packet: an example
Sending a 1 MB photo splits it into hundreds of packets that are rebuilt on the receiving side.
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Where you learn it
Packet is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.