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socket
(1) In BSD-derived systems, a socket refers to different entities in user and kernel operations. For a user process, a socket is a file descriptor that has been allocated using socket(2). For the kernel, a socket is the data structure that is allocated when the kernel’s implementation of the socket(2) call is made. (2) In AppleTalk protocols, a socket serves the same purpose as a “port” in IP transport protocols.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Software; Υπολογιστές
- Category: Operating systems
- Company: Apple
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