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What does socket mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word socket? Here's what it means.

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