well-known port

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well-known port - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  well-known port
  
     <networking> A TCP or {UDP port with a number in the range
     0-1023 (originally 0-255).  The well-known port numbers are
     assigned by the IANA and on most systems can only be used by
     system (or root) processes or by programs executed by
     privileged users.
  
     (2002-10-06)