WinSock (Windows Socket Services) - Definition
WinSock is an abbreviation for Windows Socket Services. It is software that acts as the middleman between Windows applications (FTP, a Web Browser, such as Mozilla Firefox, Telnet, and so forth) and the Internet Protocol. As the name implies, WinSock is used with Microsoft Windows, and most commonly with TCP/IP, though other protocols are also supported. WinSock came about to make life easier for Windows programmers designing networking applications. The software is typically stored in a file called winsock.dll.
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