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Socket - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Socket : (noun)
1: a bony hollow into which a structure fits
2: receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a
bone) is inserted
3: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Socket : \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L.
soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]
1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing
or place which receives and holds something else; as, the
sockets of the teeth.
His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden.
2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
fixed in the candlestick.
And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden.
Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble
that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
Socket chisel. Same as Framing chisel. See under
Framing.
Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive
the end of a connecting pipe.
Socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.]
Socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end
of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a
narrow or deep recess.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Socket :
The Berkeley Unix mechansim for creating a
virtual connection between processes. Sockets interface
Unix's standard I/O with its network communication
facilities. They can be of two types, stream (bi-directional)
or datagram (fixed length destination-addressed messages).
The socket library function socket() creates a communications
end-point or socket and returns a file descriptor with which
to access that socket. The socket has associated with it a
socket address, consisting of a port number and the local
host's network address.
Unix manual page: socket(2).
(1995-01-31)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Socket |
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Davidfoster81: @emerritt ah yes me too. Wrong fucking fittings for my Socket, so I'll smash them on a trAmps face |
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Crusaderstrike: LOL, gerade gesehen, das es für mein Mainboard ein AM2 Socket Upgrade gibt. Aber ich stecke kein Geld mehr in ein Socket 754 Board ;D |
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markparris: USB wall Socket from maplins http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=340875 what a great idea - via @joebaguley |
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