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'''Socket''' may refer to:<br />
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==Mechanics==<br />
* [[Socket wrench]], a type of wrench that uses separate, removable sockets to fit different sizes of nuts and bolts<br />
* [[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<br />
* Socket termination, a termination used at the ends of [[wire rope#Sockets|wire rope]]<br />
* Socket, the receptacle into which a [[machine taper|tapered tool]] is inserted<br />
* Socket, an opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or [[tube (fluid conveyance)|tube]]<br />
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==Biology==<br />
* [[Eye socket]], a region in the skull where the eyes are positioned<br />
* [[Tooth socket]], a cavity containing a tooth, in those bones that bear teeth<br />
* [[Dry socket]], an opening as a result of the blood not clotting after a tooth is pulled<br />
* [[Ball and socket joint]]<br />
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==Computing==<br />
* [[Network socket]], an end-point in a communication across a network or the Internet<br />
* [[Unix domain socket]], an end-point in local inter-process communication<br />
* <code>socket()</code>, a system call defined by the [[Berkeley sockets]] API<br />
* [[CPU socket]], the connector on a computer's motherboard for the CPU<br />
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==Electrical connectors==<br />
* [[AC power plugs and sockets]], electrical devices used to connect to a power source onto which another device can be plugged or screwed in<br />
* [[Antenna socket]], a female antenna connector for a television cable<br />
* [[Jack (connector)]], one of several types of electronic connectors<br />
* [[Lightbulb socket]], a connector into which a lamp light bulb screws <br />
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==Other uses==<br />
* [[Socket (telecommunications)]], a US based Internet and phone service provider<br />
* [[Socket (video game)|''Socket'' (video game)]], a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis<br />
* [[Socket (film)|''Socket'' (film)]], a 2007 film<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[IC socket (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[WebSocket|Websocket]]<br />
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