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a specification for a program that implements a "socket" connection under the MS Windows environment - a winsock is needed for SLIP or PPP connections under WINDOWS.
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Internet Glossary 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.
Source: comptechdoc.org (offline)

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Windows Sockets. A standard for MS Windows software allowing it to interact with TCP/IP and the Internet. Virtually all Internet software running under Windows must be Winsock compliant.
Source: writedesignonline.com

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Short for Windows Socket, an API for developing Windows programs that can communicate with other machines via the TCP/IP protocol. Windows 95 and Windows NT comes with Dynamic Link Library (DLL) calle [..]
Source: webopedia.com

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Winsock is a programming interface and the supporting program that handles input/output requests for Internet applications in a Windows operating system. It's called Winsock because it's an [..]
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Windows Sockets
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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, [..]
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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 c [..]
Source: learnthenet.com

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Utility software that is required to control the modem when connecting to the Internet under MS-DOS or Windows 3. Windows 95 has its own version of this utility built in.
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A Windows application that sets up a socket to establish an Internet connection through TCP/IP.
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Winsock (the Windows Sockets API) defines how software should access network services, especially TCP/IP. It defines a standard interface between TCP/IP client appliactions (such as an FTP client or a [..]
Source: speedguide.net

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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, Mosaic and many
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In computing, the Windows Sockets API (WSA), later shortened to Winsock, is a technical specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services, especially TCP/IP. It de [..]
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