Look up: Socket

1. Socket
   IP address and port number / A receptacle into which a component can be fitted, details ...
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2. socket
   [n] - a bony hollow into which a structure fits 2. [n] - receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted 3. [n] - a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
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3. Socket
   a cavity in the bone, see ALVEOLUS.
   Found on http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/
   
   
4. Socket
   (NETWORK GLOSSARY) Software structure operating as a communications end point within a network device.
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5. Socket
   A constant connection between two programs.
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6. socket
   the enlarged end of a pipe into which the end of another pipe of the same diameter can be fitted so as to form a joint between the two lengths Category: Mechanical engineering • portion or remainder of a shothole found in a face after a blast has been fired Category: Mining •...
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7. Socket
   Sock'et noun [ Middle English soket , a dim. through Old French from Latin 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 ...
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8. socket
   1. The hollow part of a joint; the excavation in one bone of a joint which receives the articular end of the other bone. ... 2. Any hollow or concavity into which another part fits, as the eye socket. ... Origin: thr. O. Fr. Fr. L. Soccus, a shoe, a sock ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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9. socket
   noun a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
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10. socket
    noun a bony hollow into which a structure fits
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11. socket
    (sok´әt) a hollow into which a corresponding part fits. dry socket a condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood cl...
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12. Socket
    • (n.) Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. • (n.) An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.
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13. Socket
    Socket is slang for the vagina.
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14. Socket
    Socket is slang for the vagina.
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15. socket
    (networking) 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 lib...
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16. socket
    
    • a bony hollow into which a structure fits
    • receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
    • a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
    
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17. socket
    connector attached to an apparatus, or to a constructional element or alike NOTE - Contact members of a socket may be socket contacts, pin contacts or both.
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18. socket
    base with jaws to receive the terminals of a detachable meter and which has terminals for connection to the supply line NOTE - The socket can be intended to receive one or several meters.
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19. socket
    a separate device that provides electrical connections between pins of the tube base and the external wiring, keeping the tube easily removable; it may also provide mechanical retention of the tube and of a tube shield, if any
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20. socket
    a connector intended to mate with a plug-in device such as: tubes, relays, etc
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21. Socket
    The hole in the jawbone into which the tooth fits.
    Found on http://www.cigna.com/glossary/glossary.h
    
    
22. socket
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sok′ĕt Definitions: 1. Any hollow or concavity into which another part fits, as the eye socket. Synonyms: gomphosis
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23. Socket
    (video game) `Socket`, known in タイムドミネーター1ｓｔ-->, is a fast-paced platform game developed and published by Vic Tokai for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was released on August 17, 1993.<ref name="releasedate">--> Game ...
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24. Socket
    (film) ---- --> `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 by lightning. It is reportedly the first gay sci-fi thriller. However, "Socket" is a...
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25. Socket
    (Telecommunications Provider) <big>`Socket (Telecommunications Provider)`</big> is a Missouri based telecommunications provider, with its headquarters located in Columbia, Missouri. Socket is a privately held company and offers local and long distance phone service, DSL and dial-up inte...
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