Socket

Socket may refer to:

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 Allen wrench will fit
• Socket termination, a termination used at the ends of wire rope
• The receptacle into which a tapered tool is inserted
• An opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or tube, with a further recessed through opening matching the inside diameter of the same pipe or tube

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

In computer networking

• 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

Electrical and electronic 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
• CPU socket, the connector on a computer's motherboard for the CPU
• Jack (connector), one of several types of electronic connectors
• Lightbulb socket, a connector into which a lamp light bulb screws

Other uses

• Socket (Telecommunications Provider), a Missouri based Internet and Phone service provider
• Socket (video game), a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
• Socket (film), a 2007 gay-themed science-fiction indie film directed by Sean Abley

See also

• IC socket (disambiguation)