Connectionoriented

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  connection-oriented
       
           (Or connection-based, stream-oriented).  A type
          of {transport layer} data communication service that allows a
          {host} to send data in a continuous stream to another host.
          The transport service will guarantee that all data will be


          delivered to the other end in the same order as sent and
          without duplication.  Communication proceeds through three
          well-defined phases: connection establishment, data transfer,
          connection release.  The most common example is {Transmission
          Control Protocol} (TCP).
       
          Opposite of {connectionless}, {datagram}.  See also {circuit
          switching}, {packet switching}, {virtual circuit}.