Kermit

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en, -ɜː(r)mɪt

Origin

Variant of English and , cognate with Irish Mac Diarmata ("son of Dermot"). Popularised in the US by the naming of Kermit Roosevelt (after a Manx ancestor).

Computing sense named after the Sesame Street character, but later provided with a backronym ("KL10 Error-Free Reciprocal Microprocessor Interchange over TTY").

Full definition of Kermit

Proper noun

1. (chiefly US) .
2. The puppet Kermit the Frog, host of and a frequent character in , originally performed by creator .
3. (computing) An asynchronous file transfer protocol, often used for communication between different types of minicomputer or mainframe.
4. , named after Kermit Roosevelt. It is the county seat of Winkler County.
5. , named after Kermit Roosevelt.

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