TCP vs transmission control protocol

TCP and transmission control protocol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
TCP	Yes	No	No	No
transmission control protocol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, TCP and transmission control protocol are synonyms defined as:

TCP and transmission control protocol: a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another

TCP (noun)	transmission control protocol (noun)
a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another	a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another