A socket is an abstract representation of a network endpoint. Depending on the operating system, we can construct sockets based on the following features: domain, type, and protocol. A “domain“ typically represents either a remote network connection (e.g., via IPv4 or IPv6) or a local connection (e.g., via filesystem). Various optimizations can be acquired when we don’t have to concern ourselves crossing many networks. A “type” selects a connection-oriented or connectionless pairing of sockets. Sockets ...
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