Socket

Socket can 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 Allan wrench will fit
• Socket termination, a termination used at the ends of wire rope
• 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 computing:

• Internet socket, an end-point in the IP networking protocol
• Unix domain socket, an end-point in local inter-process communication
• An end-point of a bi-directional communication link in the Berkeley sockets API
• CPU socket, a multi-pin socket used for interfacing a processor to a motherboard

Electrical and electronic connectors:

• Electrical outlet, an electrical device connected 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
• CPU socket, a physical and electrical specification of how to connect a CPU to a motherboard

Socket may also refer to:

• Socket: Time Dominator, a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
• Socket (film), a gay-themed science-fiction indie film