About

An endpoint is the final address of a service defined by:

• a host
• and a port number.

Glossary

In the web, the endpoint is commonly referred as the host but in the network community, a host is just a server.

Example Javascript:

console.log("The endpoint is: "+window.parent.location.host);

Net(work)

In network, this is a socket known also the bind address.

Example in Java:

SocketAddress bindAddress = SocketAddress.inetSocketAddress(4043, "localhost");

Usage

The endpoint is defined:

• in the authority part of an URI
• in the host http header

And if you add the TCP or UDP protocol, you defines a socket.