hop

   1.  n.  [common]  One file transmission in a series required to get a
   file  from point A to point B on a store-and-forward network. On such
   networks  (including  the  old  UUCP  network  and and {FidoNet}), an
   important  inter-machine metric is the number of hops in the shortest
   path   between  them,  which  can  be  more  significant  than  their
   geographical separation. See {bang path}.

   2.  v.  [rare]  To  log  in  to  a remote machine, esp. via rlogin or
   telnet. "I'll hop over to foovax to FTP that."

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {bang path}]