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  Socket can refer to:

In electronicsElectronics

The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons in device...
and electricityElectric power

Electric power is defined as the amount of work done by an electric current in a unit time. ...
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  • Electrical outletDomestic AC power plugs and sockets

    Domestic AC power plugs and sockets are devices that connect the home appliances and portable light fixtures commonly used i...
    , an electrical device connected to a power source onto which another device can be plugged or screwed in
  • Antenna socket
  • Jack (connector)Facts About Jack (connector)

    In electronics, a jack is a socket....
  • CPU socketCPU socket

    The term CPU socket is widely used to describe the connector linking the motherboard to the CPU in certain types of desktop ...
    , a physical and electrical specification of how to connect a CPU to a motherboard


In mechanicsMechanic

A mechanic is a person who uses tools to fix things or works to keep things operating properly....
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  • Socket wrenchSocket wrench

    A socket wrench is a type of wrench, or tightening tool, that uses separate, removable sockets to fit many different sizes o...
    , a type of wrench that uses separate, removable sockets to fit different sizes of nuts and bolts
  • Socket head screw, a screwFacts About Screw

    A screw is a shaft with a helical groove or thread formed on its surface and provision at one end to turn the screw....
     (or boltFacts About Bolted joint

    Bolted joints are one of the most common elements in construction and machine design....
    ) with a cylindrical head containing a socket into which the hexagonal ends of an Allan wrench will fit.
  • Socket terminationWire rope

    Wire rope consists of several strands of metal wires twisted together....
     for the ends of wire rope.


In pipingPiping

Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids, from one location to another....
 and plumbingPlumbing

Plumbing, from the Latin for lead , is the skilled trade of working with pipes and tubing for potable water systems and drai...

  • An opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameterDiameter

    n geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center and whose endpoints are on t...
     of a pipePipe (material) Summary

    Pipe is a hollow cylinder of material....
     or tubeTubing (material)

    Tubing refers to a flexible hose or pipe used in plumbing, irrigation, and other industries....
     and a further recessed through opening matching the inside diameter of the same pipe or tube.


In biologyBiology

Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life....
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  • Eye socket, a region in the skull where the eyes are positioned
  • Tooth socket, a cavity containing a tooth, in those bones that bear teeth. In mammalMammal

    The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce mi...
    s, tooth sockets are found in the maxillaMaxilla

    The maxillae are the largest bones of the face, except for the mandible, and form, by their union, the whole of the upper ja...
     and the mandibleMandible Overview

    The mandible is the largest and strongest bone of the face....
    .
  • Dry socket, a painful opening as a result of the blood not clotting after a tooth is pulled
  • Ball and socket jointBall and socket joint

    A ball and socket joint is a joint in which the distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes, which ...



In computingComputing

Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a science and technology that deals wit...
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  • an end-point of a bi-directional communication link in the Berkeley socketsBerkeley sockets

    The Berkeley sockets application programming interface comprises a library for developing applications in the C programming ...
     API
  • Internet socketInternet socket

    An Internet socket, is a communication end-point unique to a machine communicating on an Internet Protocol-based network, su...
    , an end-point in the IP networking protocol
  • Unix domain socketUnix domain socket

    A Unix domain socket or IPC socket is a virtual socket, similar to an internet socket that is used in POSIX operating ...
    , an end-point in local inter-process communicationInter-process communication

    Inter-Process Communication is a set of techniques for the exchange of data between two or more threads in one or more proce...
  • A networking utility similar to nc


Socket also refers to:
  • , a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
  • Socket (film)Socket (film)

    Socket is an independent sci-fi thriller released in 2007....
    , a gay-themed science-fiction indie feature produced by Dark Blue Films and Velvet Candy Entertainment, LLC. (2007)