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An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

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• jack

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A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.

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One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

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One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

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A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.

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The hollow of a candlestick.

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A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Unplug any appliances which are plugged into the sockets.

Tangs show that the shaft was a reed, sockets show that it was of wood.

In addition to the absence of prehensile power in their tails, douroucoulis, also known as night-apes, are distinguished by their large eyes, the sockets of which occupy nearly the whole front of the upper part of the skull, the partition between the nostrils being in consequence narrower than usual.

The goal, which is well preserved at the upper end, is similar to that at Olympia; it consists of a sill of stone sunk level with the ground, with parallel grooves for the feet of the runners at starting, and sockets to hold the posts that separated the spaces assigned to the various competitors, and served as guides to them in running.

This joint is durable, secure and easily made; it allows for expansion and by its use the risk of pipe sockets being cracked is avoided.

The anterior margin of the sternum, between the right and left anterior lateral processes receives in sockets the feet of the coracoids.

On the other hand the Odontotormae, as exemplified in Ichthyornis, having the primitive biconcave vertebrae, yet possessed the highly specialized feature of teeth in distinct sockets.

The ventral valve in many of the genera is provided with two curved hinge-teeth, which fit into corresponding sockets in the opposite valve, so that the valves cannot be separated without breaking one of the teeth.

The divaricators proper are stated by Hancock to arise from the ventral valve, one on each side, a little in advance of and close to the adductors, and after rapidly diminishing in size become attached to the cardinal process, a space or prominence between the sockets in the dorsal valve.

Tracheae typically opening by stigmata situated in the articular sockets (acetabula) of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th pairs of appendages.

The sound was that of the unvoiced dental stop. The English t, however, is not dental but alveolar, being pronounced, as d also, not by putting the tongue against the teeth but against their sockets.

The doors had pivots of bronze revolving in well-fitted bronze cup-like sockets let into the thresholds.

They are conical and deeply implanted in separate sockets.

It is, however, differentiated from them all by having hewn stones, capstones, tenons and sockets.

From this feature the name rib-faced deer has been suggested for the muntjac. The upper canine teeth of the males are large and sharp, projecting outside the mouth as tusks, and loosely implanted in their sockets.

The teeth are not implanted in sockets, but become ankylosed with the .ttr c bones that bear them, and are replaced by FIG.

This is only defined for proto- col families that route; packet sockets don't.

Internally the house benefits from brass halogen down lights throughout, and these are matched by brass dimmer switches and all electrical sockets.

Ensure that you have provided enough power sockets of the right type or consult an electrician about modifying the circuits.

Hidden partly behind a tree, the merry old elf grasps a disembodied doll's head with fake blood streaming from its eye sockets.

Nearly all college accommodation has Ethernet sockets where you can connect your own computers.

Donald was propped up on the pillows, very gaunt with his eyes set far back in his sockets.

There is a beige grill which pivots about the side of the case, this reveals the cream PCI Sockets.

Also included within this test is a polarity and earth fault loop impedance test of up to 10% of the sockets.

On all boats there is a 100 watt output inverter with household square pin sockets.

It is possible to do non-blocking Io on sockets by setting the O_NONBLOCK flag on a socket file descriptor using fcntl(2 ).

One grapple brought up the wooden kelson of a working boat, complete with mast sockets.

Each board securely rested in two sockets of silver, having mortises into which the tenons of the boards entered.

However, sockets imply a lot of unnecessary overhead for an SMP.

Has the plasterwork been neatly finished off around pipes, light switches, electric sockets etc.

Sockets provide point-to-point, two-way communication between two processes.

You might need to investigate these if you have an old portable that doesn't have sockets for PCMCIA adapters.

You will also need superuser privileges to see this informa- tion on sockets you don't own.

The old-style wall sockets, often rated at 600 watts, take two round prongs.

It is possible to do non-blocking IO on sockets by setting the O_NONBLOCK flag on a socket file descriptor using fcntl(2 ).

These scart sockets are included in the total number of scart sockets listed above.

Received broadcast messages contain the sender's address and port, because datagram sockets are bound before a message is allowed to go out.

Devices can be attached either via the three phono sockets or an S-Video Port.

The sockets of the eyes are also much less prominent, and the whole fore-part of the skull is proportionately longer.

Kutuzov walked slowly and languidly past thousands of eyes which were starting from their sockets to watch their chief.

The bedroom has a double shower, sink, WC, shaver sockets, fully tiled.

Our secure sockets layer (SSL) uses 128-bit encryption.

Received broadcast messages contain the sender 's address and port, because datagram sockets are bound before a message is allowed to go out.

The solenoid unit has its own built-in start switch with normally open contacts brought out to sockets.

This is useful for reliable error handling on unconnected sockets.

Such methods include automatic timeouts, self-selected user IDs and passwords, personal security keys and a 128 Secure Sockets Layer website for secure browsing.

If your bay windows were custom built for the home, or have angles that differ from the industry standard, consider using swivel sockets in the corners or bends of the window.

The sockets can change angle from 90 to 180 degrees, and will connect with any straight curtain rods of similar size and finish.

Choose the correct length curtain rod for each window section in a coordinating finish to the sockets.

Since the cheeks should be sunken in and the eye sockets should be empty, you'll use black surrounding the eyes (follow your eye sockets in a circular motion for guidance) and underneath the cheekbones, blended downward.