sockets

Where plugs go

Sockets are hollow receptacles designed to receive and hold something that fits into them.

The most familiar are electrical sockets, the outlets in walls where you plug things in, and the bony cavities that hold your eyes or the ball of a hip joint.

In computing, a socket is an endpoint for sending or receiving data across a network.

Wrench sockets are cylindrical attachments that grip nuts and bolts.

The lamp won't work—check if it's fully in the socket.

hollow

cavity

Empty space within

receptacleContainer for items
holeAbsence in matter
recessPause in activity

opening · slot · fitting · chamber · depression · indentation · insert · mount · housing · seat

electrical

outlet

Point of release

plugSomething that blocks openings
adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
wiringInstalled electrical conductors

voltage · circuit · power · grounding · conductor · insulation · amperage · resistance · fuse · breaker

anatomical

joint

Shared by multiple parties

hipFashionable or pelvic joint
shoulderUpper arm joint
eyeOrgan of sight

tooth · cartilage · synovial · articulation · ligament · mobility · rotation · bone · pelvis · glenoid

tool

wrench

Tool for turning fasteners

ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
driveOperate a vehicle
hexMalevolent incantation

torque · set · extension · adapter · deep · shallow · impact · metric · SAE · bit

networking

TCP

Connection-oriented network protocol

IPProtected creations or addresses
connectionA joining or relation
portDocking place for ships

protocol · server · client · WebSocket · Unix · binding · listener · datagram · stream · API

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