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socks

n. (plural of sock English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: sock)

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SOCKS

Socket Secure (SOCKS) is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. SOCKS5 additionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server. Practically, a SOCKS server proxies TCP connections to an arbitrary IP address, and provides a means for UDP packets to be forwarded.

SOCKS performs at Layer 5 of the OSI model (the session layer, an intermediate layer between the presentation layer and the transport layer).

Socks (disambiguation)

Socks are items of clothing worn on the feet.

Socks or sock may also refer to:

As a surname or nickname:

  • Jack Sock (born 1992), American tennis player
  • Wilfried Sock (born 1944), East German former ice hockey player
  • Socks Seibold (1896-1965), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Socks Seybold (1870-1921), Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Tony Byrne (boxer) (born 1930), Irish boxer also known as Socks Byrne
  • Bert "Sock" Wysocki, a fictional character in the television series Reaper

Arts and entertainment:

  • Sock!, a 1965 album by saxophonist Gene Ammons
  • Socks (novel) a 1973 children's novel about a cat named Socks Bricker by Beverly Cleary
  • Sock (novel), a 2004 novel by Penn Jillette

Other uses:

  • SOCKS, an Internet protocol
  • Sockpuppet (Internet) or sock, a deceptive identity
  • Sock (anatomy), the lower part of a horse's foot and specifically its color
  • Sock, a symbol of comedy in Ancient Greek theatre - see Sock and Buskin
  • Socks (cat), a household pet of Bill Clinton
  • Socks (Blue Peter cat), a Blue Peter cat
  • Socks Glacier, Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Socks (cat)

Socks Clinton (1989 – February 20, 2009) was the pet cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton's family during his presidency. As an adopted stray cat, he was the only pet of the Clintons during the early years of the administration, and his likeness hosted the children's version of the White House website. After Clinton left office, Socks resided with former Clinton secretary Betty Currie and her husband, owing to continuing conflicts with Clinton's dog Buddy.

Socks (novel)

Socks is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary, originally illustrated by Beatrice Darwin, and published in 1973. It won the William Allen White Children's Book Award. The title character of the book would eventually become the name for Socks Clinton, the cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton and family.

Usage examples of "socks".

The owner of the room was a little man, in comparison with powerful Socks Mallory.

The police had long been searching for Socks Mallory, one-time racketeer, who was now known to be a murderer.

BOTH Socks and Spider seemed quite at ease in the obscure hide-out where they were now located.

He realized only that anyone who could govern such powerful mobsters as Socks Mallory and Moocher Gleetz must, indeed, be a supercrook.

The mobsters under Socks Mallory could not have heard that noise, but their leader must have sensed that police intervention was imminent.

The other pair of officers were chasing Socks Mallory and his fleeing men.

He was the being who had delivered that counterstroke to rout Socks Mallory and his crowd of mobsmen!

They had fled, like rats, for cover, behind their desperate leader, Socks Mallory.

Markham looked through his own car, and suddenly realized that Socks Mallory was on a direct line with Spider Carew.

A second report followed immediately afterward, as Socks Mallory made sure.

By the time the detective sergeant had reached the end of the car, Socks had opened the door between the cars, and was leaping to the local track.

Somewhere along the tracks, heading back toward the Eighteenth Street station - that was the way which Socks had taken.

His interview granted, Spider had given little thought to Socks Mallory.

Thus, with Spider dead, with the hue and cry out for Socks Mallory, The Shadow was still on his set task.

On the surface, it appeared to be a genuine bid by Spider to give Socks Mallory a helpful tip.