Socket
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The socket tells a host's IP stack where to plug in a data stream so that it connects to the right application.
Framework senses
- §1
- The socket tells a host's IP stack where to plug in a data stream so that it connects to the right application.
- §1
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
- §2
- receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
- §3
- a bony hollow into which a structure fits