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.
polysemousSANS Glossary of Security Terms
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Wordset Dictionary
receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
Wordset Dictionary
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
Classifications
Entity Type
Network85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
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Variants
- plural
- Sockets
- possessive
- Socket's
- pluralpossessive
- Sockets'