socket

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ontelo puhekieltä An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
puhekieltä A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
puhekieltä One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
puhekieltä One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
To place or fit in a socket.
1941, (w), (w), Chapter 6,http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100131.txt

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