{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/socket-programming","display_name":"socket programming","description":"A programming technique for enabling communication between processes or computers over network connections using sockets.","display_name_alternatives":["network socket programming","socket-based programming","programming with sockets"],"ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/keywords/socket-programming","wikidata":null},"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14455","display_name":"Technology and Education Systems","score":0.3444,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14455","display_name":"Technology and Education Systems","score":0.3444,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12941","display_name":"Embedded Systems and FPGA Design","score":0.0723,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"works_count":1701,"cited_by_count":6612,"works_api_url":"https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=keywords.id:keywords/socket-programming","updated_date":"2026-10-17T04:06:27","created_date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00"}