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Mac OS X: What is a Port?

Posted in Apple Mac OS

Summary

A port is a location use for passing data in and out of your computer.

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.4, Portable Computers, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Desktop Computers

There are three categories of ports related to Mac OS X and the computers that use them:

  1. Device ports (hardware)
  2. Network ports (hardware)
  3. IP ports