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Synchronize sequence Number
(sin)
When two computers attempt to connect using TCP the SYN flag signals the start of the connection and further indicates an initial sequence number is included in the packet. Most often you will see this term as part of descriptions of hacker attacks (e.g., SYN flooding).
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