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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

CLOSE-WAIT

Also written: close wait

The TCP state of a side that has received the other side's FIN but whose own program hasn't closed yet. hold.py's server stays in it, and many CLOSE-WAIT entries point to a program bug.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

FINLAST-ACKssTIME-WAIT