Talk:Winsock

Winsock
I would have thought that this is a Sae1962 entry, and I was surprised when I looked at the version history to notice it isn't. In any case, you know the drill. -- Liliana • 20:43, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No, Sae1962 would have created something like "Winsock attribute binding agent" - but this is a, and we include "all words in all languages". SemperBlotto (talk) 21:09, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
 * It looks like a brand to me. DCDuring TALK 21:38, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
 * We don't even have Windows which should be far more widespread, so... -- Liliana • 21:57, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
 * It is not a brand but an abbreviation. Compare Winmodem (genericised from a trademark) and Wintel (never AFAIK been registered by anyone). Equinox ◑ 16:47, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * "Joe's Grocery Store" may or may not be registered, but it's still a brand. DCDuring TALK 17:11, 26 July 2013 (UTC)


 * But what is brand-like about it? I am pretty sure it originated as a technical abbreviation inside Microsoft for this particular technology and then reached the wider world through a filename (WINSOCK.DLL being the file that held the relevant code). Equinox ◑ 17:14, 26 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep a single-word entry in the absence of a deletion rationale. --Dan Polansky (talk) 17:47, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Equinox ◑ 14:38, 12 December 2013 (UTC)


 * RFD kept: no consensus for deletion after months since nomination. Pro del: Liliana; pro keep: SemperBlotto, Equinox, Dan Polansky; unclear: DCDuring. --Dan Polansky (talk) 16:45, 1 February 2014 (UTC)