title: Socket
text: # Socket
  
  Socket may refer to:
  
  ## 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
  * Socket, the receptacle into which a tapered tool is inserted
  * Socket, an opening in any fitting that matches the outside diameter of a pipe or tube
  
  ## 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, an opening as a result of the blood not clotting after a tooth is pulled
  * Ball and socket joint
  
  ## Computing
  
  * 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
  * CPU socket, the connector on a computer's motherboard for the CPU
  
  ## Electrical 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
  * Jack (connector), one of several types of electronic connectors
  * Lightbulb socket, a connector into which a lamp light bulb screws
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Socket (telecommunications), a US based Internet and phone service provider
  * Socket (video game), a video game created by Vic Tokai on the Sega Genesis
  * Socket (film), a 2007 film
  * Socket (cybersecurity), a US based software supply chain security company
  