[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

socket \sock"et\, n. oe. soket, a dim. through of. fr. l.
   soccus. see sock a covering for the foot.
   1. an opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing
      or place which receives and holds something else; as, the
      sockets of the teeth.
      1913 webster

            his eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
      fixed in the candlestick.
      1913 webster

   3. electricity the receptacle of an electric lamp into
      which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to
      conduct electricity to the bulb.
      pjc

   4. electricity the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected
      by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing
      contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug
      of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a
      wall socket or outlet. the socket will typically have
      two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to
      a ground for safety.
      pjc

            and in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   socket bolt mach., a bolt that passes through a thimble
      that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.

   socket chisel. same as framing chisel. see under
      framing.

   socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive
      the end of a connecting pipe.

   socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
      socket, and used to propel boats, etc. u.s.

   socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end
      of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a
      narrow or deep recess.
      1913 webster
see also:
sock wall socket outlet socket bolt socket chisel framing chisel 
framing socket pipe socket pole socket wrench 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

socket
     n 1: a bony hollow into which a structure fits
     2: receptacle where something a pipe or probe or end of a
        bone is inserted
     3: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 moby thesaurus words for "socket":
   alveolation, alveolus, antrum, armpit, basin, bowl, cavity,
   concave, concavity, crater, crypt, cup, depression, dip, fold,
   follicle, funnel chest, hole, hollow, hollow shell, lacuna, pit,
   pocket, punch bowl, scoop, shell, sink, sinus, trough, vug

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

socket
     
         the berkeley unix mechansim for creating a
        virtual connection between processes.  sockets interface
        unix's standard i/o with its network communication
        facilities.  they can be of two types, stream bi-directional
        or datagram fixed length destination-addressed messages.
        the socket library function socket creates a communications
        end-point or socket and returns a file descriptor with which
        to access that socket.  the socket has associated with it a
        socket address, consisting of a port number and the local
        host's network address.
     
        unix manual page: socket2.
     
        1995-01-31
     
     
see also:
berkeley unix unix standard i/o network datagram file descriptor 
port unix manual page 

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Dry Socket, definition of term: Dry Socket
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