Unix domain socket
socket for exchanging data between processes executing on the same OS; similar to an Internet socket, but all communication occurs within the same OS
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Unix domain socket
Summary
Unix domain socket ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Unix domain socket's subclass of is recorded as Berkeley sockets[2].
- Unix domain socket's opposite of is recorded as network socket[3].
- Unix domain socket's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmc75[4].
- Unix domain socket's media type is recorded as inode/socket[5].
- Unix domain socket's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/unix-socket[6].
- Unix domain socket's different from is recorded as network socket[7].
- Unix domain socket's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as unix[8].
- Unix domain socket's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777283972[9].
- Unix domain socket's man page is recorded as unix.4[10].
- Unix domain socket's man page is recorded as unix.7[11].
Why It Matters
Unix domain socket ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]