SportsSeptember 1, 2026

multihop

MUL-tee-hop

Definition

A networking feature that allows data to travel through multiple relay points or servers between the source and the final destination.

Etymology

The word is a compound of the prefix 'multi-', from the Latin 'multus' meaning 'many', and 'hop', a computing term describing the passage of a data packet between two nodes on a network.

In the news

The article lists the lack of multihop connections as a specific drawback for the ExpressVPN service. This is relevant to readers evaluating the VPN's technical capabilities for their privacy needs.

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