SOCKET

socket

(noun) a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

socket

(noun) receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

socket

(noun) a bony hollow into which a structure fits

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

socket (plural sockets)

(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

Synonym: jack

(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.

The hollow of a candlestick.

A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Hyponyms

• dry socket

• eye socket

• network socket

• socket wrench

• tooth socket

• wall socket

• Websocket

Verb

socket (third-person singular simple present sockets, present participle socketing, simple past and past participle socketed)

To place or fit in a socket.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sock"et, n. Etym: [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]

1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth. His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. Dryden.

2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden. Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.

– Socket chisel. Same as Framing chisel. See under Framing.

– Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.

– Socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] -- Socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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