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The term '''half-open''', when referring to [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] connections which state is out of synchronization between the two communicating hosts, possibly due to crash of one side. A connection which is in the process of being established, also known as '''embryonic connection''', the lack of synchronization could be due to [[SYN flood|malicious intent]].