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A socket is an end point for interprocess communication over a network running TCP/IP. The socket interfaces support a number of underlying transport mechanisms. Sockets can simultaneously transmit and receive data from another process, using methods that depend on the type of socket being used. Sockets is of the following types, each representing a different type of communications service:
Note: &SOCKET verbs only support IPv4 address types.
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