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'''Direct connect''' may refer to:

In [[telecommunication]]s and [[computer network|computer networking]], the term '''direct connect''' has the following meanings:

* [[Direct Connect (protocol)]], a file sharing client and protocol

<b>1.</b> A form of [[Internet protocol|IP]] protocol that [[AOL]]'s, [[AOL Instant Messenger]] uses to directly connect to users.

* A protocol used by the program [[AOL Instant Messenger]]

* [[Sprint Direct Connect]], a brand name used by Sprint Corporation for its digital push-to-talk service, similar to a walkie-talkie

* Direct Connect is an Australian company related to [[Lumo Energy]]

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* A standardized XML-based distribution technology methodology utilized within a supply chain to connect the supply side with the demand side resulting in reduced intermediaries and distribution costs. Primarily used in airline distribution. See Open AXIS Group.org

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<b>2.</b> A [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] application.

<b>3.</b> In [[computer]] systems, a permanent [[communications]] [[link]] that connects directly to a [[mainframe]] computer through a [[terminal]] [[controller]], usually at [[binary]] [[synchronous]] (bi-sync) [[transmission]] rates.

<b>4.</b> In computer systems, a temporary [[connection]] between a [[microcomputer]], <i>i.e.,</i> a desktop workstation, and a [[host]] [[bulletin board]] [[system]] or [[server]].

<i>Partly derived from [[Federal Standard 1037C]]</i>