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Winsock

In computing, the Windows Sockets API (WSA), later shortened to Winsock, is an application programming interface (API) that defines how Windows network application software should access network services, especially TCP/IP. It defines a standard interface between a Windows TCP/IP client application (such as an FTP client or a web browser) and the…

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NetBIOSMITFTP SoftwareSun MicrosystemsUngermann-Bass
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Technology

SPISPIIPX/SPXUnixSTREAMS
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Specifications

DECDECNetBackwards-compatibleMulticastingQuality of service
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Implementations

Windows NT98Windows NT 4.03ComIBM
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Winsock

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples109
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Winsock

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related to Microsoft implementations · 25
Winsock → API, AT, In, Internet, It, Layered Service Provider, LSP, Microsoft, QoS, Recent, Service Pack, Snowball, STREAMS, TCP/IP, The, UNIX System, Version, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Server
related to Specifications · 25
Winsock → Although, API, August, Berkeley, December, DECnet, IPX/SPX, It, January, June, Layered Service Providers, March, May, Mechanisms, One, RFC, Service Provider Interface, SPI, The, The IPv6 Technical Preview
related to Other implementations · 24
Winsock → Among, API, Beame, BSD, DEC, Distinct, Frontier, FTP Software, IBM, IPv6, Microdyne, NetManage, Novell, Peter Tattam, Sun Microsystems, The Wine, Trumpet, Trumpet Software International, Trumpet Winsock, UDP/IP
related to External links · 23
Winsock → FAQ, Http, March, Microsoft, MSDN, Net, ProgrammingPorting Berkeley Socket, QoS, Server Programming, Start, System, TCP/IP Sockets, Wayback Machine, Web, What's New ReferenceMSDN, Windows Socket, Windows Sockets FAQClient, Windows VistaBrief History, WinHttp, WinINet
related to Updates in Windows 8 · 7
Winsock → Registered IO, RIO, The, These, UDP, Windows, Windows TCP
see also · 3
Winsock → Berkeley, Service Provider, Winsock LSP

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windows api sockets tcp ip application microsoft version network protocol applications interface support specification software unix implementation service programming stack

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Distinctinstance ofthese vendors were joined by others0.80text
NetManage in offering TCP/IP for Windows.The drawback faced by all of these vendors was that each of them used their own APIinstance ofthese vendors were joined by others0.80text
Winsockrelated to External linksMSDN0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksWindows Socket0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksWhat's New ReferenceMSDN0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksStart0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksFAQ0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksWindows Sockets FAQClient0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksServer Programming0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksTCP/IP Sockets0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksWayback Machine0.60section
Winsockrelated to External linksMarch0.60section

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