WebSocket

👥kind protocolusage networkingenc optionaltopology federatedentity transport
started
2011
by
Ian Hickson, Ian Fette
homepage
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455
wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket

Full-duplex communication channel over a single TCP connection, upgraded from HTTP. Enabled real-time browser apps before WebRTC and remains the default for live data feeds.

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