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 This property represents the state of the connection as a string.
 
-* If the stream is connecting `socket.readyState` is `opening`.
-* If the stream is readable and writable, it is `open`.
-* If the stream is readable and not writable, it is `readOnly`.
-* If the stream is not readable and writable, it is `writeOnly`.
+* If the socket is connecting, `socket.readyState` is `opening`.
+* If the socket is readable and writable, it is `open`.
+* If the socket is readable and not writable, it is `readOnly`.
+* If the socket is not readable and writable, it is `writeOnly`.
+* Otherwise, it is `closed`.
 
 ## Class: `net.BoundSocket`