sock

n 1: a cloth covering for the foot worn inside the shoe; reaches

to between the ankle and the knee

2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at

airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock},

{wind sleeve}, {drogue}]

v : hit hard [syn: {bop}, {whop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}]

SOCKS

A security package that allows a {host} behind a

{firewall} to use {finger}, {FTP}, {telnet}, {Gopher}, and

{Mosaic} to access resources outside the firewall while

maintaining the security requirements.

[The Security FAQ, {Usenet} newsgroups

{news:comp.security.misc}, {news:comp.security.unix},

{news:alt.security}].

(1995-01-31)