network socket

noun

A software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network.

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Meanings

nounnetwork socket (plural network sockets)

plural network sockets

  1. computingA software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
socket
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APA

network socket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/network%20socket

MLA

“network socket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/network%20socket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “network socket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/network%20socket.

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