SNTP : Java Glossary

SNTP
SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol). Used to synchcronise with an atomic clock over the web. You need to compensate for the variable length of time to send and receive the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packets.
leap second
NTP
SetClock: set PC clock from atomic clock on web
SMTP
UDP
UTC
Windows Time

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