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	<legacy_id>362</legacy_id>
	<term>port</term>
	<definition><p>A connection into a computer. In a <glossary tag="socket">socket</glossary> identifier, the port is the part of the address that specifies the particular channel on the <glossary tag="disabled">host</glossary>. If the <glossary tag="IP address">IP address</glossary> is like a telephone number, the port number is like an extension.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Also, to modify an application for a different <function tag="platform">platform</function> from the one it was originally designed for; or to translate an application to a different programming language than the one the software was originally written in.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Also, an application that has been ported.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>ports</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ports'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port number</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port numbers</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port number's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>port numbers'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>ported</synonym>
	 	<synonym>porting</synonym>
	</synonyms>
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