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socket

socket

4 5.6
A way for a program to send and receive data over a network
  • noun
  • /ˈsɑːkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : socket (informática)
  • It's saying there's a raw socket, there's a raw port that we can push data down and it will act as if it's a connection.

You see the little padlock icon in your browser bar for secure sockets layers, which is the which?

Examples

  • You may only need what's contained within sockets, or you may need several parts of the System.Net namespace.

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  • After configuring the firewall, I was able to establish a connection through the socket.

  • So yes, there's probably many components that need to access a certain socket or file or whatever you have it.

  • So this is the socket, or more generally the file descriptor that you're going to pass into write.

  • For instance, System.Net handles communication at a higher level, while System.Net.Sockets is more granular and focuses on sockets.

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  • The application failed to connect because the socket was not open.

  • He used a socket to send data over the network to the remote server.

Compounds

eye socket
  • Specialized
14 3.5

A hollow space in the skull that holds the eyeball

A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts

3 2.9

A place in a wall where you plug in an electrical device to get power

hip socket
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body

ball-and-socket joint
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions

dry socket
  • Specialized
8.9

Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out

A device in a wall or lamp that a light bulb goes into to get power

tooth socket
  • Specialized
4.2

A hollow in the jaw where a tooth sits

How Connected

listening
  • Specialized
11 6.5
socket
  • Specialized
4 5.6
datagram
  • Specialized
6.5

Surface Forms

socket singular
sockets plural

Etymology

Socket comes from an old word like sock (Latin soccus) meaning a small 'shoe' or cover. A computer socket is like a virtual 'sock' where one program fits its connection to talk with another program.