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title: "Discussion on \"TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP\". Why the internet needs rules to send data\nWhen two computers talk over the internet, they don’t send thoughts — they send data.\nThat data:\n\ntravels long distances\n\npasses through many networks\n\ncan arrive late, out of order, or not at all\n\n\nSo the in..."
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[Anant Sethi](https://hashnode.com/@anants11)

Jan 29

# [TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP](https://anants11-networking-basics.hashnode.dev/tcp-vs-udp-when-to-use-what-and-how-tcp-relates-to-http?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why the internet needs rules to send data When two computers talk over the internet, they don’t send thoughts — they send data. That data: travels long distances passes through many networks can arrive late, out of order, or not at all So the in...

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