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Glossary: Running Open Models Locally

Bind

Also written: binds, bound, binding

To make a server listen on a particular network address. Binding to `127.0.0.1` accepts only local connections, while binding to `0.0.0.0` accepts connections from the whole network.

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Related terms

Host addresses (127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0)Port