Stands for "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol." A network
server uses this protocol to dynamically assign IP addresses to
networked computers. The DHCP server waits for a computer to
connect to it, then assigns it an IP address from a master list
stored on the server. DHCP helps in setting up large networks,
since IP addresses don't have to be manually assigned to each
computer on the network. Because of the slick automation
involved with DHCP, it is the most commonly used networking
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