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Select I/O model

The Select I/O model is an I/O multiplexing mechanism designed to manage multiple Input/Output operations efficiently.^[600-developer__java__java-io__java-socket.md] Its primary goal is to allow network application programmers to focus on application-layer logic without needing to handle the lower-level complexities of the transport and network layers directly.^[600-developer__java__java-io__java-socket.md]

Context

In network programming, Sockets serve as the API (typically BSD UNIX) that abstracts the underlying network layers.^[600-developer__java__java-io__java-socket.md] The Select model is often discussed alongside other models like [[epoll]] as a method for handling these socket connections, specifically to manage how an application waits for network events across multiple channels.^[600-developer__java__java-io__java-socket.md]

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  • 600-developer__java__java-io__java-socket.md