socket

  1. Noun.  (mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. ''a light bulb socket'').
  2. Noun.  (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
  3. Noun.  (computing) A two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

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