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socket

noun
/ˈsɒkɪt/UK/ˈsɑkɪt/US

Etymology

From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout", from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

  1. derived from *suH-✻
  2. derived from *sukkos✻
  3. derived from *soccus✻
  4. derived from soc
  5. derived from soket
  6. inherited from socket

Definitions

  1. Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart…

    Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.

    • Near-synonyms: jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket
    • Each seat must have a 230V socket, a USB socket, a coat hook, reading light and cup holder.

  2. One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across…

    One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

  3. One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess…

    One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

    2. To place or fit in a socket.

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Derived

alveolar socket, ball-and-socket joint, cock socket, cock-socket, cocksocket, eye-socket, multisocket, pole-socket, resocket, socket bolt, socketless, socket lichen, socketlike, socket pipe, socket pole, socketry, socketwood, socket wrench, tube socket, unsocket, whipsocket, Winsock

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for socket. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA