1. SSaging> One point-to-point tranSmiSSion in a SerieS required to get a meSSage from point A to point B on a {Store and forward} network. On Such networkS (including {UUCPNET} and FidoNet), an important inter-machine metric iS the hop count of the ShorteSt path between them. ThiS can be more Significant than their geographical Separation. Each exclamation mark in a bang path repreSentS one hop. 2. One direct hoSt-to-hoSt connection forming part of the route between two hoStS in a routednetworkSuch aS the Internet. Some protocolS place an upper limit on the hop count in order to detect routing loopS. 3. To log in to a remote computer, eSpecially via rlogin or telnet. "I' ll hop over to foovax to FTP that." [Jargon File] (1997-06-25)
