Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to: *

Plug (accounting) A plug, also known as reconciling amount, is an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record or general ledger. Ideally, bookkeeping should account for all numbers during reconciliation, i.e. when comparing two sets of accounting records to make ...

, an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record *

Plug (fishing) Plugs are a popular type of hard-bodied fishing lure. They are widely known by a number of other names depending on the country and region. Such names include crankbait, wobbler, minnow, shallow-diver and deep-diver. The term minnow is usually ...

, a family of fishing lures *

Plug (horticulture) Plugs in horticulture are small-sized seedlings grown in seed trays filled with potting soil. This type of plug is used for commercially raising vegetables and bedding plants. Similarly plugs may also refer to small sections of lawn grass sod. ...

, a planting technique *

Plug (jewellery) A plug (sometimes earplug or earspool), in the context of body modification, is a short, cylindrical piece of jewelry commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings. Modern western plugs are also called flesh tunnels. Because of their size—which ...

, a type of jewellery worn in stretched piercings *

Plug (sanitation) A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly. The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids. In contrast to screw on caps, plugs are pushed into th ...

, a stopper for a drainage outlet * Butt plug, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum *

Core plug Core plugs, also called freeze plugs or Welch plugs, are used to fill the sand casting core holes found on water-cooled internal combustion engines. Purpose Sand cores are used to form the internal cavities when the engine block or cylinder he ...

, used to fill the casting holes on engines *

Earplug An earplug is a device that is inserted in the ear canal to protect the user's ears from loud noises, intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind. Since they reduce the sound volume, earplugs are often used to help prevent hear ...

for ear protection *

Fusible plug A fusible plug is a threaded cylinder of metal usually of bronze, brass or gunmetal, with a tapered hole drilled completely through its length. This hole is sealed with a metal of low melting point that flows away if a pre-determined, high temper ...

, a safety device in steam boilers * Hair plug, hair that has undergone

hair transplantation Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that removes hair follicles from one part of the body, called the 'donor site', to a bald or balding part of the body known as the 'recipient site'. The technique is primarily used to treat male patt ...

Mating plug A mating plug, also known as a copulation plug, sperm plug, vaginal plug, or sphragis (Latin, from Greek σφραγίς ''sphragis'', "a seal"), is gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species. It is deposited by a male into a female ge ...

, secretion used in the mating of some animal species * Plug, a step in the manufacturing process for parts made of

carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...

* Plug, a type of

chewing tobacco Chewing tobacco is a type of smokeless tobacco product that is placed between the cheek and lower gum to draw out its flavor. Some users chew it, others do not. It consists of coarsely chopped aged tobacco that is flavored and often sweetened; ...

made by pressing tobacco with syrup * Plug, the central element of a Plug and feathers, a tool for splitting stone * Plug computer, a type of small-form-factor computer * Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG), a group of Linux enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon * Product plug, or product placement in marketing *

Volcanic plug A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When present, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of high gas pressure if rising volatile-charged ma ...

, a geological landform *

Wall plug A wall plug (UK English),In US English, a wall plug would likely be understood as an electric socket on a wall, although that is a misnomer as a socket is a device that accepts a plug. also known as an anchor (US) or "Rawlplug" (UK), is a fibre ...

, a fastener that allows screws to be fitted into drywall or masonry walls * Plug (plumbing)

Electrical

* Electrical connector, such as: **

AC power plugs and sockets AC power plugs and sockets connect electric equipment to the alternating current (AC) mains electricity power supply in buildings and at other sites. Electrical plugs and sockets differ from one another in voltage and electric current, current ...

, for alternating current (mains electricity) **

DC connector A DC connector (or DC plug, for one common type of connector) is an electrical connector for supplying direct current (DC) power. Compared to domestic AC power plugs and sockets, DC connectors have many more standard types that are not intercha ...

, for direct current (small equipment) * A

semiconductor A semiconductor is a material which has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Its resistivity falls as its temperature rises; metals behave in the opposite way. ...

plug, typically tungsten, is used to fill a via and connect different wiring levels on wafers * Plug fuses, used in the United States until 1960

Media and entertainment

* Plug (The Bash Street Kids), a character from ''The Bash Street Kids'' comic strip in ''The Beano'' * ''Plug'' (comics), a British comic that featured Plug from ''The Bash Street Kids'' * Plug Plug, a Peruvian post-hardcore band * '' Plugged!'', a 1995 album by Vin Garbutt * ''Plugged'', a 1995 album by

The Bobs The Bobs were an a cappella vocal group founded in San Francisco, California in the early 1980s. They moved to Seattle, Washington and were active recording and touring throughout the United States, Canada and Europe until their farewell show a ...

* ''Plugged'', a film satirizing advertising, directed by

Tim Russ Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Robert Johnson in ''Crossroads'' (1986), Casey in '' ...

* ''Plugged'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Eoin Colfer * ''Plugged'' (Starflyer 59 album), a 1996 album by Starflyer 59 * Song plugging, the promotion of songs to induce sales * Plug (music), also called ''plugg'', a subgenre of

trap music Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Southern United States during the 1990s. The genre gets its name from the Atlanta slang word "trap", a house used exclusively to sell drugs. Trap music uses synthesized drums and is ch ...

People

* Ina Plug, South African archaeologist * Plug, an alias of

Luke Vibert Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genre ...

(born 1973), British electronic musician

Electrical

Media and entertainment

People

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