Note:  It is  important to  close all  used  sockets once  they are  not
needed,  since, in  many systems,  each socket  uses a  file descriptor,
which are limited system resources. Garbage-collected objects are
automatically closed before destruction, though.
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<p class=name id="connect">
master:<b>connect(</b>address, port<b>)</b>
</p>

<p class=description>
Attempts to connect a master object to a remote host, transforming