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So as to not confuse others.........

RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol - A proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft that provides a GUI to a remote user.

RDC - Remote Desktop Connection - The ACTUAL CLIENT OR APPLICATION that uses the Remote Desktop Protocol in order to provide a GUI to a remote user.

RDS - Remote Desktop Services is a component of Windows that allows users the ability to access Windows Resources remotely while utilizing both RDC and RDP.