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socket An entry or exit point for data in a computer which is connected to a TCP-IP network. If a programmer wants to develop a program which reads data from a network, then he or she programmatically sets up a socket on the computer which is going to receive the data. This socket is then referenced in any program which carries out the data transfer. In Java a socket is created by specifying the PORT number through which data transfer is to occur. A socket is a logical concept not a hardware concept.
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DARREL INCE. "socket." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "socket." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-socket.html DARREL INCE. "socket." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-socket.html |
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sock·et / ˈsäkit/ • n. 1. a natural or artificial hollow into which something fits or in which something revolves: the eye socket. ∎ the part of the head of a golf club into which the shaft is fitted. 2. an electrical device receiving a plug or light bulb to make a connection. • v. (-et·ed , -et·ing ) [tr.] 1. place in or fit with a socket. 2. Golf old-fashioned term for shank. |
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"socket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "socket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-socket.html "socket." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-socket.html |
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socket †lance- or spear-head of the form of a ploughshare XIII; cavity to receive an object fitting into it XV. — AN. soket, dim. of (O)F. soc ploughshare; see -ET.
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T. F. HOAD. "socket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "socket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-socket.html T. F. HOAD. "socket." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-socket.html |
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socket (sok-it) n. (in anatomy) a hollow or depression into which another part fits.
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"socket." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "socket." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-socket.html "socket." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-socket.html |
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"socket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "socket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-socket.html "socket." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-socket.html |
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