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 | | A CPU socket is a physical and electrical specification of how to connect a CPU to a motherboard. |
 | | An electrical socket is a synonym of electrical outlet: an electrical device connected to a power source onto which another device can be plugged or screwed in. |
 | | In RFC documents relating to TCP or UDP, a socket on a certain host is defined as the combination of an IP address, a protocol, and a port number. |
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