plug into
Insert into outlet
To plug into something is to connect, especially by inserting a plug into a socket or port: Plug the lamp into the outlet, I plugged my phone into the charger.
Figuratively, to plug into a system or network is to gain access or become connected: She plugged into the local art scene, The app plugs into your existing workflow.
To be plugged into something is to be well-informed about it: He's really plugged into what's happening in tech.
socket
Hollow receiving cavity
cable · power · circuit · electricity · wiring · receptacle · prong · charger · USB · port
system
Connected parts forming whole
- networkInterconnected system
- platformRaised flat structure
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
API · ecosystem · framework · database · interface · module · workflow · infrastructure · application · compatible