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Open source✓ Open Source
Use casefull-duplex real-time communication between client and server
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WebSocket

concept

Full-duplex communication protocol over a single TCP connection for real-time data

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Long Polling○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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full-duplex real-time communication between client and server○UnverifiedHighFresh1

first released

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2011○UnverifiedHighFresh1

standardized by

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IETF / W3C○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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