socket
Definition
Software that serves as a 'virtual port' (see port) in providing a communication link between two computer programs that may be running on the same computer or on two computers connected over a network such as the internet.
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socket is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security subject.
socket appears in the definitions of the following terms: motherboard, pin compatible, secure hypertext transfer protocol, plug compatible, TCP/IP stack, integrated circuit (IC), parallel port and port
socket appears in these other term: secure socket layer (SSL)
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