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socketing

socketing

7.6
Opening and using a network connection point so programs can send data
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : conexión de red
  • The socketing process allows devices to communicate seamlessly over the network.

Examples

  • Instead of doing anything that's visible on your keyboard, it just opens up a kind of a raw HID socket on that endpoint.

  • So here I am back again, and I thought I'd do a test controlling both of the sockets using timers.

  • One is send receive type, which is probably the more common way people do sockets or MPI based programming.

  • Effective socketing is crucial for enabling data transfer between applications and services.

  • In programming, socketing involves establishing connections that facilitate interaction between different software components.

Synonyms

networking
vssocketing
  • Specialized
20 3.5

Connecting computers and devices so they can share information

focuses on creating and using connection endpoints for program-to-program communication

How Active

port watcher
  • Specialized
6.3
listener
  • Specialized
4 6.3
socketing
  • Specialized
7.6
alarm system
36 2.5
firewall
  • Specialized
62 3.9

Surface Forms

socketing singular
socketings plural

Morphology

socketing = socket (opaque) = socket + ing

Although the word is formed regularly from 'socket' + '-ing', the computing sense is a specialized technical extension that is not directly predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Socketing comes from socket, the same idea as a plug socket or a phone charger — a 'place to plug in' something. So in computing, socketing means making those plug-in connections that let programs or devices talk to each other.