The difference between Female and Socket
When used as nouns, female means a human member of the feminine sex or gender, whereas socket means an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
Female is also adjective with the meaning: belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Socket is also verb with the meaning: to place or fit in a socket.
check bellow for the other definitions of Female and Socket
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Female as an adjective:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples:
"female authors'', ''the leading male and female artists'', ''a female bird cooing at a male'', ''intersex female patients'', ''a trans female vlogger"
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Female as an adjective:
Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}
Examples:
"stereotypically female pastimes'', ''an insect with typically female coloration"
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Female as an adjective:
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Examples:
"the female chromosome''; ''estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"
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Female as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'feminine'):
Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
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Female as an adjective (figuratively):
Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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Female as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive, see usage notes):
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. A human member of the feminine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that produces eggs. A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
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Socket as a noun (mechanics):
An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
Examples:
"synonyms: jack"
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Socket as a noun (anatomy):
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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Socket as a noun (computing):
One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
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Socket as a noun (computing):
One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
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Socket as a noun:
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
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Socket as a noun:
The hollow of a candlestick.
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Socket as a noun:
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
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Socket as a verb:
To place or fit in a socket.