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Processes do not run on a port. Processes listen on a port.


Useless pedantry, people say server processes are “running on port XYZ” all the time


I have no problem with that. But the colloquial error-prone is out of place when we are discussing interactions that are more invasive, and have OS-level consequences.


John walks to the stadium to watch the game.

John is not walking to the game.




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