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Unix domain socket

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A Unix domain socket or IPC socket (inter-procedure call socket) is a virtual socket, similar to an internet socket that is used in POSIX operating systems for inter-process communication. The correct standard POSIX term is POSIX Local IPC Sockets.

These connections appear as a byte stream network connection but go from the local computer to itself.

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