Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Simple Network Management Protocol
     
         (SNMP) The {Internet} {standard} {protocol},
        defined in {STD 15}, {RFC 1157}, developed to manage {nodes}
        on an {IP} {network}.  SNMP is not limited to {TCP/IP}.  It
        can be used to manage and monitor all sorts of equipment
        including computers, {routers}, {wiring hubs}, {toasters} and
        {jukeboxes}.
     
        See also {Management Information Base}, {Simple Network
        Management Protocol version 2}.
     
        (1995-02-15)