Win dows Sock ets. A program that enables Windows-based programs to talk TCP/IP to the Internet. Table of Contents

Edit / A version of Sockets (a standard call level interface to networks for programmers) made for Windows[rt] and encapsulating special requirements of Windows programming (namely, callbacks, and asynchronous returns). The interface is "almost" fully compliant with Sockets, but because Windows programming is so different from other forms of programming, there are some important differences in the way programmers use it to make network calls. Hence the different name. See Also: Sockets

Winsock is an Internet specification that describes how Windows-based PCs communicate with the TCP/IP protocol. In Windows 3.1, a version of Winsock must be acquired to permit a Web browser to run on the PC.

Short for Windows Sockets, WinSock describes a standard way for Windows programs to work with TCP/IP. You use WinSock if you directly connect your Windows PC to the Internet, either with a permanent connection or with a modem by using SLIP or PPP.

A set of specifications for programmers creating TCP/IP applications for use with Windows.

An agreed-upon way for PCs and Macintoshes to connect to the Internet. Windows 3.1 users may wish to use Trumpet Winsock. Windows 95 and PowerPCs do not use Winsock: they have built-in Internet.

Windows Sockets. A technical specification that defines a standard interface between a Windows TCP/IP client application (such as an FTP client or a Gopher client) and the underlying TCP/IP protocol stack. The nomenclature is based on the Sockets applications programming interface model used in Berkeley UNIX for communications between programs.

A Dynamic Link Library (DDL) program for Microsoft Windows that provides a simple program interface to TCP/IP services. It has become the model for most Windows based Internet application programs.

A network stack (a software interface) used to implement network functions within Microsoft Windows. A winsock driver of one kind or another is required to communicate over the Internet. Many browsers come packaged with a winsock driver as part of their standard offering.

Winsock is a TCP/IP stack that allows you to use your modem to send data to/from the Internet. A Winsock interface is required for Windows Internet applications like Netscape, Eudora, Free Agent, and many others. Winsock allows true Internet networking via modem.

A program required by Windows to communicate with the internet, usually installed automatically along with internet connection software.

A programming interface used to provide a protocol-independent transport interface.

Describes the Microsoft Windows implementation of TCP/IP. You use it if you directly connect your Windows PC to the Internet, either with a permanent connection or with a modem.

WinSock is short for Windows Sockets, which is an interface between Microsoft Windows application software and TCP/IP protocol software. Essentially, it allows the user to establish a network connection whereby windows applications(such as Netscape for windows) can run. WinSock has become an accepted standard for many Windows network applications.

Windows Sockets The Windows interface to TCP/IP, which is the communications protocol of UNIX networks and the Internet.

Windows Socket Services. WinSock is a piece of software that acts as the middleman between Windows applications and the Internet protocol.

A program that provides Windows with a standard way to communicate with the internet. Any Windows-based computer needs one. If you don,t already possess a Winsock, you will probably be provided with a copy by your ISP. However, it may come as part of your connection software.

WinSock (short for Windows Sockets) provides the interface between the Windows operating system and TCP/IP.

short for Windows Sockets a specification for a program that implements a "socket" connection under the MS Windows environment software that provides a TCP/IP interface needed for SLIP or PPP connections under WINDOWS.

Winsock is a programming interface and the supporting program that handles input and output requests for Internet applications in a Windows operating system.

Winsock – a DLL file within Microsoft's Windows that provides the interface to TCP/IP (see TCP/IP) services.

Windows sockets. A specification for Microsoft Windows network software, describing how applications can access network services. It handles the input/output requests for Internet applications in a Windows operating system.

Windows Sockets Specification. Provides an applications program interface standard for Windows TCP/IP software development.

Winsock - a Micorsoft Windows DLL file that provides the interface to TCP/IP services, essentially allowing Windows to use Web browsers, FTP programs, and others.

A program that conforms to a set of standards called the windows socket API. The windows socket s a standard for implementing windows software with a TCP/IP stack. In other words. a winsock program controls the link between windows software and a TCP/IP program.

This is short for "Windows Sockets API (Application Programming Interface)." This program creates a protected "socket" of memory in your computer, from which it manages transactions between Windows applications and the Internet. Much more detailed information in the FAQ format can be found at the following remote site, http://www.well.com/user/nac/alt-winsock-faq.html.

Windows Socket (or Windows Open Systems Architecture)

Winsock (short for Windows Sockets) it’s a standard way for Windows programs to work with TCP/IP.

Short for "Windows socket". Software which enables your PC running windows to plug into the Internet using a dial-up connection.

(WINdows SOCKets) Windows utility program allowing users connected by SLIP, PPP or other direct connection to communicate with other computers on the Internet by TCP/IP.

Winsock is a connection method. There are two methods of making Winsock calls using TCP/IP stacks: blocking and asynchronous.

A Microsoft Windows DLL file that provides the interface to TCP/IP services and allows Windows to use web browsers, FTP programs, and other Internet-related programs. See Also: Browser, FTP, Internet, TCP/IP

Short for Windows Sockets - this is the language your computer speaks when it's connected to the Internet. Dial-Up Networking is the winsock support built into Windows95. Once you've connected Windows95 to the internet, you can use winsock clients (software).

Winsock - a Microsoft Windows DLL file that basically allows Windows to use web browsers, FTP programs, and others.

Windows Sockets. An application programming interface (API) standard for software that provides a TCP/IP interface under Windows. See also: application programming interface (API); Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Windows Sockets (WinSock) is a TCP/IP extension to the Windows Applications Interface (API). It essentially allows Windows applications to run independently of the hardware underneath. It is just like the device independence you gain with a Windows graphics program‹it can run independently of your video board. Currently at release 1.1.

A Micrsoft Windows DLL file that provides the interface to TCP/IP internet services, essentially allowing Windows to use Web browsers, FTP programs, and other internet programs.

In computing, Winsock (short for Windows Sockets) is a specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services, especially TCP/IP.