Answers.Body: <p><a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=stud%20receptacle">Bricklink</a> (at the time of writing) has 5 catalog items using the term 'stud receptacle'.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Members of the French club <a href="http://www.freelug.fr/" rel="nofollow">FreeLUG</a> refers to these as <em><a href="http://www.google.be/search?q=antistud" rel="nofollow">antistuds</a></em>, and there is <a href="http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/32530" rel="nofollow">at least one</a> LDraw part that uses that same naming. Considering a lot of other parts don't, however, it's probably not widely accepted. And it's <a href="http://www.anagrammer.com/scrabble/antistud" rel="nofollow">not valid at Scrabble</a> either.</p>
  
  <p>You could also use <em>mortise</em> by analogy with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortise_and_tenon" rel="nofollow">woodworking assembly</a> (a stud is also usually called <em>tenon</em> in French), but again, I've never heard it in LEGO circles. <em>Slot</em> might be appropriate too.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I think "slot" would be more descriptive of an open spot in a construction where a particular part fits.
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Answers.Body: <p>Chapter 1, Page 4, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The <em>tube</em> is the other half of the mechanism that helps bricks stick
    together. Tubes capture the studs so that you can join LEGO elements
    and know they won't fall apart.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Answers.Text: I have to disagree on that somewhat, or at least try to add some undertone. The tubes do indeed capture the studs, but not by themselves: the studs are (usually) captured between tubes, or between tubes and brick walls; they don't "insert into" them in conventional builds. Also, not all parts feature tubes, so what would you call the underside of a 1x1 brick?
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Answers.Text: The underside of a 1x1 brick? How about "The square version of the tube that is the bottom of a 1x1 round brick"?
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Body: <p>What is the proper term for the "female" section of the piece that the "studs" insert into? I have heard "pipes", "tubes", "underbits". Is there an actual term for the female section?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Interesting question. To help finding a good term, it would be useful with a good example to use this in a phrase. Do you have an example of use in a natural context?
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Comments.Text: It was an analogy to demonstrate how you can plug an API into your website. So, the statement went something like "You have a LEGO piece (representing the API) with it's studs and you need to attach it to your website, so you need do build the [underbits/tubes/stud receptacle] to plug the API into."
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Comments.Text: See also this question for naming other features of a brick: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1636/is-there-an-official-lego-terminology-for-the-features-of-basic-pieces
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ThreadText: # What are the female parts called?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-05-08)
  
  What is the proper term for the "female" section of the piece that the "studs" insert into? I have heard "pipes", "tubes", "underbits". Is there an actual term for the female section?
  
  **Tags:** terminology
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Interesting question. To help finding a good term, it would be useful with a good example to use this in a phrase. Do you have an example of use in a natural context?  
  > **username_0**: It was an analogy to demonstrate how you can plug an API into your website. So, the statement went something like "You have a LEGO piece (representing the API) with it's studs and you need to attach it to your website, so you need do build the [underbits/tubes/stud receptacle] to plug the API into."  
  > **username_2**: See also this question for naming other features of a brick: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1636/is-there-an-official-lego-terminology-for-the-features-of-basic-pieces  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2012-05-08. Score: 15 | Accepted answer
  
  Chapter 1, Page 4, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide:
  
  > The *tube* is the other half of the mechanism that helps bricks stick
  > together. Tubes capture the studs so that you can join LEGO elements
  > and know they won't fall apart.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: I have to disagree on that somewhat, or at least try to add some undertone. The tubes do indeed capture the studs, but not by themselves: the studs are (usually) captured between tubes, or between tubes and brick walls; they don't "insert into" them in conventional builds. Also, not all parts feature tubes, so what would you call the underside of a 1x1 brick?  
  > **username_6**: The underside of a 1x1 brick? How about "The square version of the tube that is the bottom of a 1x1 round brick"?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2012-05-16. Score: 8
  
  [Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=stud%20receptacle) (at the time of writing) has 5 catalog items using the term 'stud receptacle'.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2012-05-09. Score: 4
  
  Members of the French club [FreeLUG](http://www.freelug.fr/) refers to these as *[antistuds](http://www.google.be/search?q=antistud)*, and there is [at least one](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/32530) LDraw part that uses that same naming. Considering a lot of other parts don't, however, it's probably not widely accepted. And it's [not valid at Scrabble](http://www.anagrammer.com/scrabble/antistud) either.
  
  You could also use *mortise* by analogy with the [woodworking assembly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortise_and_tenon) (a stud is also usually called *tenon* in French), but again, I've never heard it in LEGO circles. *Slot* might be appropriate too.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think "slot" would be more descriptive of an open spot in a construction where a particular part fits.  
  
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