contest

n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or

more contestants [syn: {competition}]

2: a struggle between rivals

v : make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contend},

{repugn}]

connect

{Unix} socket library routine to connect

a socket that has been created on the local hosts to one at a

specified socket address on the remote host.

{Unix manual pages}: connect(2), accept(2).

(1995-03-21)