Socket

A socket is a fundamental technology used in networking to enable communication between devices over a network. It serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across a network connection, facilitating communication between different applications, whether on the same machine or across different systems. Sockets operate using various protocols, with the most common being TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol). TCP sockets provide reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of a stream of bytes, making them suitable for applications like web browsing and file transfers