Množina: sockets

A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted.

Množina: sockets

1. An identifier for a particular service on a particular node on a network. The socket consists of a node address and a port number, which identifies the service. For example, port 80 on an Internet node indicates a Web server. See also port number, sockets API.
2. The receptacle part of a connector, which receives a plug. See also female connector.
3. A receptacle on a PC motherboard into which a microprocessor is plugged. A socket-mounted microprocessor, such as the Pentium, connects to the motherboard through numerous pins on the underside. Newer Intel microprocessors, such as the Pentium II and later, plug into the motherboard through an edge connector along the side of the chip. See also socket 4, socket 5, socket 7, socket 8. Compare Slot 1, Slot 2.

Množina: sockets

ETYM Old Eng. soket, a dim. through Old Fren. from Latin soccus. Related to Sock a covering for the foot.
1. A bony hollow into which a structure fits.
2. Where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted.

To provide with or support in or by a socket

Množina: socket 4s

A 5-volt mounting socket on a PC motherboard designed to hold a Pentium microprocessor operating at 60 MHz or 66 MHz. Socket 4 includes openings for 273 pins. See also Pentium, socket (definition 3). Compare Slot 1, Slot 2, socket 5, socket 7, socket 8.

Množina: socket 5s

A 3.3-volt mounting socket on a PC motherboard designed to hold a Pentium microprocessor operating at the following speeds: 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, and 200 MHz. Socket 5 includes openings for 320 pins. It has been superceded by socket 7, socket 8, slot 1, and slot 2. See also Pentium, socket (definition 3). Compare Slot 1, Slot 2, socket 4, socket 7, socket 8.

Množina: socket 7s

A mounting socket on a PC motherboard designed to hold a microprocessor operating at the following speeds: 150, 166, 180, 200, 210, and 233 MHz. Socket 7 includes openings for 321 pins and operates at two voltages, 2.5 volts at the core and 3.3 volts input/output. It is used with the Pentium MMX chip and competitive microprocessor chips from other manufacturers, such as AMD and Cyrix. See also MMX, Pentium, socket (definition 3). Compare Slot 1, Slot 2, socket 4, socket 5, socket 8.

Množina: socket 8s

A 2.5-volt mounting socket on a PC motherboard designed to hold a Pentium Pro microprocessor. Socket 8 has openings for 387 pins. See also Pentium, socket (definition 3). Compare Slot 1, Slot 2, socket 4, socket 5, socket 7.

Množina: socket files

A socket file enables communication under Unix/Linux between two programs.
A socket file is not a real file, in that it contains no data and has length zero.
Local connections between a MySQL client and the MySQL server generally take place under Unix/Linux over a socket file, since this type of communication is more efficient than the network protocol TCP/IP. (An exception is Java clients, which do not support socket files.) The usual file name is /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. This file name can be set via the configuration file /etc/my.cnf.

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Množina: socket wrenches

A wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted.

Singular of sockets is socket.

Množina: sockets APIs

An application programming interface implemented to create and use sockets in client/server networking. The most common sockets API is the University of California at Berkeley UNIX/BSD implementation (Berkeley Sockets API), which is the basis for Winsock.
The Sockets API allows us to develop applications that communicate over a network. The network can be a local private network or the public Internet. An important item to note about Sockets programming is that it’s neither operating system specific nor language specific. Sockets applications can be written in the Ruby scripting language on a GNU/Linux host or in C on an embedded controller. This freedom and flexibility are the reasons that the BSD4.4 Sockets API is so popular.