Socket definition

Socket

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WordNet

(1) A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

(2) Receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

(3) A bony hollow into which a structure fits

WiktionaryText

From soket, "spearhead" (diminutive of soc plowshare), from soccus.

An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
The part of a joint that receives a bone.
A hollow into which a part (e.g. eye) fits.