Editing Socket

{{Wiktionary|socket}}
'''Socket''' may refer to:
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==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#Sockets|wire rope]]
* Socket, the receptacle into which a [[machine taper|tapered tool]] is inserted
* Socket, an opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or [[tube (fluid conveyance)|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
* <code>socket()</code>, 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)|''Socket'' (video game)]], a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
* [[Socket (film)|''Socket'' (film)]], a 2007 film
* [[Socket (cybersecurity)]], a US based software supply chain security company

==See also==
* [[IC socket (disambiguation)]]
*[[WebSocket|Websocket]]

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