SIP

Call setup standard

SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol, a signaling protocol used in telecommunications to establish, maintain, and terminate voice and video calls over the internet.

It's fundamental to Voice over IP (VoIP) systems and internet-based phone services: The company switched to a SIP-based phone system. (Lowercase sip means to drink slowly.)

networking

protocol

Prescribed conduct rules

  • packetSmall sealed container
  • VoIPCalls over broadband
  • telephonyDistant voice communication systems

session · signaling · server · proxy · call · connection · register · invite · codec · trunk

investing

plan

Detailed proposal for achieving

installment · contribution · portfolio · mutual fund · index · dollar-cost averaging · monthly · periodic · accumulation · investment

drinking

taste

Flavor perception ability

  • swallowSend down the throat
  • gulpHasty, large swallow
  • slurpConsume with audible suction

savor · mouthful · straw · beverage · tea · coffee · wine · water · juice · cocktail

measurement

drop

Fall or release

  • splashLiquid scattering on impact
  • nipQuick, sharp pinch
  • dramSmall measure, liquid or weight

taste · thimbleful · mouthful · modicum · bit · dash · hint · trickle · smidgen · portion

Opposites
drinking quantity/intensity

SIPgulp

Hasty, large swallow

chug · guzzle · swig · quaff · drain

direction of liquid movement

SIPspit

Expelled mouth moisture

spew · expel · eject · spout

Phrases
Family

sips, sipping, sipped, sipper, sippers, unsipped

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G