WINDOWS SOCKETS

Domain	Definition
Computing	Windows sockets (Winsock) A specification for Microsoft Windows network software, describing how applications can access network services, especially TCP/IP. Winsock is intended to provide a single API to which application developers should program and to which multiple network software vendors should conform. For any particular version of Microsoft Windows, it defines a binary interface (ABI) such that an application written to the Windows Sockets API can work with a conformant protocol implementation from any network software vendor. Winsock was conceived at Fall Interop '91 during a Birds of a Feather session. Windows Sockets is supported by Microsoft Windows, Windows for Workgroups, Win32s, Windows 95 and Windows NT. It will support protocols other than TCP/IP. Under Windows NT, Microsoft will provide Windows Sockets support over TCP/IP and IPX/SPX. DEC will be implementing DECNet. Windows NT will include mechanisms for multiple protocol support in Windows Sockets, both 32-bit and 16 bit. Mark Towfiq said, "The next rev. of Winsock will not be until towards the end of 1993. We need 1.1 of the API to become firmly settled and implemented first." Windows Sockets API (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock) or (ftp://microdyne.com/pub/winsock) or send a message "help" to either or . Windows Sockets specification (ftp://rhino.microsoft.com) Currently NetManage (NEWT), Distinct, FTP and Frontier are shipping Winsock TCP/IP stacks, as is Microsoft (Windows NT and TCP/IP for WFW), Beame & Whiteside Software (v1.1 compliant), and Sun PC-NFS. Windows 95 has "dial-up networking" which supports Winsock and TCP/IP. winsock.dll is available from some TCP/IP stack vendors. Novell has one in beta for their Lan Workplace for DOS. Peter Tattam is alpha-testing a shareware Windows Sockets compliant TCP/IP stack (ftp://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet/winsock/winsock.zip) and (ftp://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet/winsock/winpkt.com). The Consummate Winsock App List (http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~Neuroses/cwsapps.html). [Adapted from: Aboba, Bernard D., comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Frequently Asked Questions, 1993 Usenet: news:news.answers, (ftp://netcom1.netcom.com/pub/mailcom/IBMTCP/)]. [Current status?] (1996-06-20). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: WINDOWS SOCKETS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-k-n-o-o-s-s-s-t-w-w"
	-4 letters: stinkwoods, stockiness.
	-5 letters: consisted, diestocks, downticks, sootiness, stinkwood, windsocks, woodiness, woodsiest.
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Alternative Orthography: WINDOWS SOCKETS

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 49 4E 44 4F 57 53 53 4F 43 4B 45 54 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01001001 01001110 01000100 01001111 01010111 01010011 00100000 01010011 01001111 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#73 &#78 &#68 &#79 &#87 &#83 &#32 &#83 &#79 &#67 &#75 &#69 &#84 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0049 004E 0044 004F 0057 0053 0053 004F 0043 004B 0045 0054 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Creating an SMTP Mail Component from scratch with VB, Windows Sockets and ASP [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)
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WINDOWS SOCKETS

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Anagrams: WINDOWS SOCKETS

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Alternative Orthography: WINDOWS SOCKETS

57 49 4E 44 4F 57 53 53 4F 43 4B 45 54 53

01010111 01001001 01001110 01000100 01001111 01010111 01010011 00100000 01010011 01001111 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010100 01010011

&#87 &#73 &#78 &#68 &#79 &#87 &#83 &#32 &#83 &#79 &#67 &#75 &#69 &#84 &#83

0057 0049 004E 0044 004F 0057 0053 0053 004F 0043 004B 0045 0054 0053

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