Berkeley sockets

Inter-process communication API
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Berkeley sockets

Summary

Berkeley sockets is an application programming interface[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #28 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkeley sockets's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[3].
  • Berkeley Software Distribution is named after Berkeley sockets[4].
  • Berkeley sockets's subclass of is recorded as communication protocol[5].
  • Berkeley sockets's has use is recorded as inter-process communication[6].
  • Berkeley sockets's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/V2_chap02.html#tag_15_10[7].
  • Berkeley sockets's described by source is recorded as Q124618875[8].
  • Berkeley sockets's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/sockets[9].
  • Berkeley sockets's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122xwfhd[10].
  • Berkeley sockets's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780816360[11].
  • Berkeley sockets's man page is recorded as socket.7[12].

Why It Matters

Berkeley sockets draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #28 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Berkeley sockets. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/berkeley-sockets
MLA “Berkeley sockets.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/berkeley-sockets.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_berkeley-sockets_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Berkeley sockets}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/berkeley-sockets}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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