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The '''Parallel Line Internet Protocol''' ('''PLIP''') is an encapsulation of the [[Internet Protocol]] designed to work over

thea [[PCpersonal computer]] [[parallel port]] via a [[laplink cable|null-printer cable]]. It is the analogous to what [[SLIP]] is for serial connections and null-modem cable, but allows transfer of four bits at times rather than one, and generally works at higher [[bitrate|speed]]s.

For most uses PLIP has been replaced by increasingly-common [[Ethernet]] [[Protocol (computing)|protocol]] based [[computer network|networking]] support and [[Ethernet crossover cable|cross-cable]] setups –– or other [[Link (telecommunications)#Point-to-point|point-to-point]] connections such as an [[USB]] host-to-host bridge/cable –– used to transfer files between two computers where a network is not necessary or available.