Socket
# 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
