How do ports work on a server?

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Tags

1. #software
2. #packets
3. #process
4. #address
5. #networking
6. #application
7. #forwarding
8. #outgoing
9. #packet
10. #transmitting
11. #combination
12. #system
13. #ports
14. #specific
15. #processes
16. #network
17. #operating
18. #arriving
19. #number
20. #matching