hop
1. n. [common] One file transmission in a series required to
get a file 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 number of hops in the shortest path between them, which can
be more significant than their geographical separation. See bang path. 2. v. [rare] To log in to
a remote machine, esp. via rlogin or telnet. "I'll hop over to
foovax to FTP that."