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Puck vs Socket - What's the difference?

puck | socket |

As a proper noun puck

is (mythology) a mischievous sprite in celtic mythology and english folklore.

As a noun socket is

(mechanics) an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (eg a light bulb socket ).

As a verb socket is

to place or fit in a socket.

puck

English

Etymology 1

Attested since 1886. From or influenced by (etyl) . Compare poke (1861).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (ice hockey) A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
  • * 1886 , Boston Daily Globe (28 February), p 2:
    • In hockey a flat piece of rubber, say four inches long by three wide and about an inch thick, called a ‘puck ’, is used.
  • (chiefly, Canada) An object shaped like a puck.
  • * 2004 , Art Directors Annual , v 83, Rotovision, p 142:
    • He reaches into the urinal and picks up the puck'. He then walk over to the sink and replaces a bar of soap with the urinal ' puck .
  • (computing) A pointing device with a crosshair.
    • Derived terms
    * hockey puck * puck bunny * puck carrier * puck chaser * puck chasing * puck crown * puck-dribbling * puck-handler * puck-handling * puck palace * puck-pusher * puck sense * puck-shy * puckster * rag the puck
    See also
    * (Hockey puck)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mischievous spirit.
    • Derived terms
    * puckish ----

    socket

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket ).
  • (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
  • (computing) A two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

    • Derived terms

    * ball-and-socket joint * dry socket * eye socket * light bulb socket * mains socket * network socket * power socket * socket wrench * tooth socket * wall socket

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To place or fit in a socket.