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WebSocket

Summary

WebSocket is a computer network protocol[1]. WebSocket has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • WebSocket's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • WebSocket's instance of is recorded as client-side web API[4].
  • WebSocket's official website is recorded as https://websockets.spec.whatwg.org/[5].
  • WebSocket's described at URL is recorded as https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#websocket-protocol[6].
  • WebSocket's described at URL is recorded as https://websockets.spec.whatwg.org/[7].
  • WebSocket's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/whatwg/websockets[8].
  • WebSocket's described by source is recorded as RFC 6455: The WebSocket Protocol[9].
  • WebSocket's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/websocket[10].
  • WebSocket's uses is recorded as HTTP/1.1 Upgrade header[11].
  • WebSocket's uses is recorded as Transmission Control Protocol[12].
  • WebSocket's protocol is recorded as Transmission Control Protocol[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include computer network protocol[3] and client-side web API[4].

Why It Matters

WebSocket has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WebSocket. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/websocket
MLA “WebSocket.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/websocket.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_websocket_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WebSocket}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/websocket}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): WebSocket — https://4ort.xyz/entity/websocket (retrieved 2026-05-07)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mozilla developer network article → Web/API/WebSockets_API
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8205]]: Glossary/WebSockets"
  2. 6w ago · ~2026-38641-21 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Protocol → Transmission Control Protocol
    Logo image → WebSocket colored logo.svg
    Wikidata description → computer network protocol
    Mozilla developer network article → Web/API/WebSockets_API
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15836568]]"
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