Socket can refer to:
In electronics and electricity:
- Electrical outlet, an electrical device connected to a power source onto which another device can be plugged or screwed in
- Antenna socket
- Jack (connector)
- CPU socket, a physical and electrical specification of how to connect a CPU to a motherboard
In 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 Allan wrench will fit. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Electric power is defined as the rate at which Electrical energy is transferred by an Electric circuit. In Electronics, a jack is generally a Socket (female connector but because the related term Jack plug is often abbreviated to just jack confusion can A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's Motherboard that accepts a CPU and forms an electrical interface with it A mechanic is a person who uses Tools to repair things (generally machinery or works to keep things operating properly A screw is a shaft with a helical groove or thread formed on its surface and provision at one end to turn the screw Theory The clamp load also called preload of a cap screw is created when a torque is applied and is generally a percentage of the cap screw's proof strength A hex key, also known as an Allen, Alum, hex-head, or zeta key or wrench is a Tool used to drive Screws and bolts
- Socket termination for the ends of wire rope. Wire rope consists of several strands laid (or 'twisted' together like a helix
- An opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or tube and a further recessed through opening matching the inside diameter of the same pipe or tube. For other uses see Pipe. Within Industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey Fluids ( Liquids and Plumbing, from the Latin plumbum for Lead, is the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and Plumbing fixtures for Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the A pipe is a tube or hollow cylinder used to convey materials or as a structural component Tubing is a Pipe or hollow cylinder for the conveyance of fluids (liquids or gases
In 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. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles The optic foramen is the opening to the optic canal. The superior surface of the Sphenoid bone is bounded behind by a ridge which forms the anterior border of Dental alveolus (plural alveoli) are Sockets in the Jaws in which the roots of Teeth are held in the Alveolar process of maxilla with In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands This article is about the Mammal maxilla For Arthropod maxillae see Mouthparts; for Insect maxillae in particular see Insect mouthparts The mandible (from Latin mandibula, "jawbone" or inferior maxillary bone forms the lower Jaw and holds the lower teeth in place
- Dry socket, a painful opening as a result of the blood not clotting after a tooth is pulled
- Ball and socket joint
In computing:
- an end-point of a bi-directional communication link in the Berkeley sockets API
- Internet socket, an end-point in the IP networking protocol
- Unix domain socket, an end-point in local inter-process communication
- A networking utility similar to nc (netcat)
Socket also refers to:
- Socket: Time Dominator, a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
- Socket (film), a gay-themed science-fiction indie feature produced by Dark Blue Films and Velvet Candy Entertainment, LLC. In Dentistry, a dry socket is a layman's term for alveolar osteitis. A ball and socket joint ( enarthrosis, spheroidal joint) is a Joint in which the distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes Computing is usually defined like the activity of using and developing Computer technology Computer hardware and software. The Berkeley sockets Application programming interface (API comprises a library for developing applications in the C programming language that perform An Internet socket (or commonly a network socket or socket) is an end-point of a bidirectional process-to-process communication flow across an IP A Unix domain socket (UDS or IPC socket (inter-process communication socket is a virtual socket similar to an Internet socket that is used in POSIX Inter-Process Communication ( IPC) is a set of techniques for the exchange of data among two or more threads in one or more processes. Utility software (also known as service program, service routine, tool, or utility routine) is a type of Computer software. netcat is a Computer networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections on either TCP or UDP. Socket Time Dominator (also referred to as simply "Socket" was a game on the Mega Drive/Genesis gaming system created by Vic Tokai. Socket is an independent sci-fi thriller released in 2007 Dark and sexual it tells the story of a gay man being drawn into a cult of electricity addicts after being struck (2007)
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