Socket 이란?

네트워크의 근간을 이이루는 소켓이란 무엇일까?

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A socket is a communication mechanism that allows client/server systems to be developed either locally, on a single machine, or across networks. Linux functions such as printing, connecting to databases, and serving web pages as well as network utilities such as rlogin for remote login and ftp for file transfer usually use sockets to communicate. Sockets are created and used differently from pipes because they make a clear distinction between client and server. The socket mechanism can implement multiple clients attached to a single server.

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