SOCKS

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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A protocol that a proxy server can use to accept requests from client users in a company's network so that it can forward them across the Internet. SOCKS uses sockets to represent and keep track of individual connections. The client side of SOCKS is built into certain Web browsers and the server side can be added to a proxy server.

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Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot

Wordset Dictionary

a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: drogue
alternatephrasing: Sock
possessive: SOCKS'S
pluralpossessive: SOCKSES'

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