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A '''Half-open Connectionconnection''' refers to a [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] connection that is partially open.
 
The TCP protocol has a three state system for opening a connection. First, the originating site (A) sends a [[SYN (TCP)|SYN packet]] to the destination (B). A is now half-open, and awaiting a response. B now updates its kernel information to indicate the incoming connection from A, and sends out a request to open a channel back (the SYN/ACK packet).