permit

n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something

[syn: {license}]

2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

[syn: {license}, {permission}]

3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus

falcatus}]

v 1: give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her

estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her

basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {allow},

{let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]

2: make it possible through lack of action for something to

happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed

door won't allow the water come into the basement" [syn: {let},

{allow}] [ant: {prevent}]

3: allow the presence of; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children

are not permitted beyond this point" [syn: {allow}]

Kermit

A popular {packet-oriented} {protocol} from

{Columbia University} for transferring {text files} and

{binary files} on both {full-duplex} and {half-duplex} 8 bit

and 7-bit serial connections in a system- and

medium-independent fashion, and implemented on hundreds of

different computer and {operating system} {platforms}. On

full-duplex connections a {sliding window} protocol with

selective retransmission provides excellent performance and

error recovery characteristics. On 7-bit connections, locking

shifts provide efficient transfer of 8-bit data.

When properly implemented, as in the Columbia University

Kermit Software collection, performance is equal to or better

than other protocols such as {ZMODEM}, {YMODEM}, and {XMODEM},

especially on poor connections.

Kermit is an open protocol - anybody can base their own

program on it, but some Kermit software and {source code} is

{copyright} by Columbia University.

{Home (http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/)}

(1996-01-29)