listening
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
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- After the update, the application has several active listening ports waiting for requests.
- dichotic listening
- listening test
- listening devices
Examples
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The server is in a listening state, ready to accept incoming connections from users.
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To ensure security, the team configured their firewall to monitor all listening services on the network.
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With this patient population, a listening test would be the most appropriate.
Academic text (2005) -
Students with low or medium reading rates would need both listening and braille to be effective readers.
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Items in a listening station include a CD player or iPods with headphones.
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In Katz, government agents used an electronic listening device placed on a public phone booth to monitor a phone call without obtaining a warrant.
Academic text (2017) -
In 1986, to challenge the United States, Qaddafi lobbed missiles at the Loran Base, a US military listening post.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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6.3
A program part that waits for events like new connections and responds
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A time when someone keeps listening on a radio for important messages
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Listening in computing is a modern image from the same root: a program listens on a port like a person who waits and pays attention for a knock at the door. So when a server is listening, it is waiting and ready to accept incoming connections.