{"id":3894,"date":"2015-09-09T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/modbus-tcp-ip\/"},"modified":"2015-09-09T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:06:30","slug":"modbus-tcp-ip","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4505\/modbus-tcpip","title":{"rendered":"Modbus TCP\/IP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_modbus_tcpip_mean\">What Does Modbus TCP\/IP Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Modbus TCP\/IP is a simple Modbus protocol running on Ethernet over a TCP interface. 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