Open Socket

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OS
Pronunciation
/ˈoʊpən ˈsɑkət/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Use an open socket socket-wrench insert or similar tool to do this.
  2. Despite recent improvements to thread performance at the VM layer, standard I / O still requires that a unique thread be allocated to handle each new open socket.
  3. This principle applies equally to servers based on standard Java I / O; however, those servers are limited in that they are required to allocate one thread per open socket connection.
  4. Open socket cover and press out the passenger's socket.
  5. This is important because multiplexing I / O only proves beneficial when the server is required to handle a large number of open socket connections.

Other meanings of OS