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UK [ˈsɒkɪt] / US [ˈsɑkət] noun [countable]
Word forms "socket":
singular socket plural sockets

1)

a) British a place on a surface or machine with holes for connecting a piece of electrical equipment. The American word is outlet.

b) a place where you can fit a light bulb

2)

a) a curved space in the human body where a moving part, such as an eye or an arm fits

b) a part of a machine into which a round part called a ball fits, so that it can move