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A socket is an opening that is made so that another thing can fit into it. The socket that most of us know is an electrical socket. Walls have electrical sockets that people can put a plug into. When a plug is in the socket, it receives electricity and lets it flow through a wire to something that uses electricity, like a lamp or a toaster.
This room has only two electrical sockets.
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joint, outlet |
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