Socket

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Socket may refer to:

Mechanics

• Socket wrench, a type of wrench that uses separate, removable sockets to fit different sizes of nuts and bolts
• Socket head screw, a screw (or bolt) with a cylindrical head containing a socket into which the hexagonal ends of an Allen wrench will fit
• Socket termination, a termination used at the ends of wire rope
• Socket, the receptacle into which a tapered tool is inserted
• Socket, an opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or tube

Biology

• 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
• Dry socket, an opening as a result of the blood not clotting after a tooth is pulled
• Ball and socket joint

Computing

• Network socket, an end-point in a communication across a network or the Internet
• Unix domain socket, an end-point in local inter-process communication
• socket(), a system call defined by the Berkeley sockets API
• CPU socket, the connector on a computer's motherboard for the CPU

Electrical connectors

• AC power plugs and sockets, electrical devices used to connect to a power source onto which another device can be plugged or screwed in
• Antenna socket, a female antenna connector for a television cable
• Jack (connector), one of several types of electronic connectors
• Lightbulb socket, a connector into which a lamp light bulb screws

Other uses

• Socket (telecommunications), a US based Internet and phone service provider
• Socket (video game), a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
• Socket (film), a 2007 film
• Socket (cybersecurity), a US based software supply chain security company

See also

• IC socket (disambiguation)
• Websocket

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