[b]"What is socks? A basic question but I'm curious!"[/b] or [b]"Can someone explain what is socks? I keep hearing

"Can someone explain what is socks? I keep hearing about it."

hey guys,

so i keep seeing ppl talk about socks online, but tbh i’m kinda lost? like, what is socks exactly? is it just... actual socks? lol or some tech thing?

i’ve heard it mentioned with stuff like proxies or privacy, but idk how it works. anyone got a simple breakdown?

thanks!

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"What is socks exactly? Need a simple breakdown."

okay, dumb question maybe but—what is socks?

not the ones you wear, obviously haha. i’m guessing it’s some internet thing? saw it in a thread about hiding your IP or something.

can someone ELI5? like, how’s it different from a VPN?

appreciate it!

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*or*

"what is socks? a basic question but i'm curious!"

yo,

what is socks? sounds dumb but i’ve seen it pop up a lot lately. is it a type of proxy or what?

just trying to understand why ppl use it. short answers welcome, my attention span is... not great lol.

thanks!