socket
- noun
- /ˈsɑːkɪt/
- Specialized
- 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?
- You see the little padlock icon in your browser bar for secure sockets layers, which is the which?
Examples
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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.
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So yes, there's probably many components that need to access a certain socket or file or whatever you have it.
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So this is the socket, or more generally the file descriptor that you're going to pass into write.
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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.
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He used a socket to send data over the network to the remote server.
Compounds
A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts
- Specialized
A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body
- Specialized
A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions
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Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out
How Connected
Surface Forms
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.