A word encompassing both an IP address and the port used? [closed]
For example, if I were to connect to a service with the following address:
68.146.63.194:3609
Is there a word for this type of address? I suppose I could call it just a generic address but I was wondering if there was a word for this specific type of connection..
Solution 1:
It is called "Authority". Please check the image below:
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Solution 2:
The correct answer is socket per the TCP/IP specification (RFC 793).
To allow for many processes within a single Host to use TCP communication facilities simultaneously, the TCP provides a set of addresses or ports within each host. Concatenated with the network and host addresses from the internet communication layer, this forms a socket.
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc793.html
Solution 3:
Is this any different from a socket address?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_socket