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Definition socket

Etymology

From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukko (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout," from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Noun

socket (plural sockets)

1. (mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
2. (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
3. (computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
4. (computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
5. A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
6. The hollow of a candlestick.
7. A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Verb

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

1. To place or fit in a socket.

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