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{{Wikipedia|Port (computer networking)}}

A port is a number used to identify incoming and outgoing computer traffic. Programs may look to communicate over a particular port, e.g. for streaming or network shares.

Ports rarely need to be specified unless asked for on the [[command-line]] or you are connecting over a network share.

Lists of common ports:
* [[Wikipedia:List of TCP and UDP port numbers|List of TCP and UDP port numbers]] (at Wikipedia)
* [https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.txt Service Names for Port Numbers] (from [[Wikipedia:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]])

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