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title: "Discussion on \"Understanding TCP and UDP as a Backend Engineer\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Understanding TCP and UDP as a Backend Engineer\". TCP provides reliable, ordered data delivery. UDP is faster, low-latency, and ideal for streaming, and real-time communication."
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# [Understanding TCP and UDP as a Backend Engineer](https://softwareconcepts.hashnode.dev/understanding-tcp-and-udp-as-a-backend-engineer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

TCP provides reliable, ordered data delivery. UDP is faster, low-latency, and ideal for streaming, and real-time communication.

May 29 · 6 min read · softwareconcepts.hashnode.dev  
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