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Winsock
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Winsock

(WINdows SOCKets) The Windows interface to TCP/IP, which is the communications protocol of Unix networks and the Internet. Windows network applications that communicate via TCP/IP are Winsock compliant as are the implementations of the TCP/IP protocol from Microsoft and third parties.

WINSOCK.DLL
The WINSOCK.DLL file is included with all Windows versions subsequent to Windows 3.1. Early Internet applications often installed the DLL to ensure its existence.


Winsock - Windows sockets


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In addition, Olicom's new ATM adapters are among the first in the industry to comply with the PC98 and Server98 industry initiatives, and feature full support for Winsock2, enabling LAN applications to take advantage of ATM's quality-of-service capabilities.
The NBS specification provides BSD socket, Winsock2, and MAPI programming interfaces, all of which are well known to developers.
and an Application Programming Interface (API) based on Winsock2.
 
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