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Socket

nounid 4179·updated May 9, 2026
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The socket tells a host's IP stack where to plug in a data stream so that it connects to the right application.

Classifications

Entity Type

Network85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Sockets
possessive
Socket's
pluralpossessive
Sockets'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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The socket tells a host's IP stack where to plug in a data stream so that it connects to the right application.

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