Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to:
* Plug, an insertive closure or
stopper (plug)
A stopper, bung, or cork is a cylindrical or conical Closure (container), closure used to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube, or barrel (storage), barrel.
Description
Unlike a Lid (container), lid or bottle cap, which encloses a con ...
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Core plug, used to fill the casting holes on engines
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Butt plug, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum
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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. Earplugs may be used as well to improve sleep quality or focus in noisy environments ...
for ear protection
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Plug (sanitation), a stopper for a drainage outlet
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Plug (accounting) A plug, also known as reconciling amount, is an unsupported adjustment to an accounting records, accounting record or general ledger. Ideally, bookkeeping should account for all numbers during reconciliation (accounting), reconciliation, i.e. when ...
, an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record
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Plug (fishing), a family of fishing lures
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Plug (horticulture), a planting technique
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Plug (jewellery), a type of jewellery worn in stretched piercings
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Fusible plug, a safety device in steam boilers
* Hair plug, hair that has undergone
hair transplantation
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Mating plug, 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 comp ...
* Plug, a type of
chewing tobacco made by pressing tobacco with syrup
* Plug, the central element of a
Plug and feathers, a tool for splitting stone
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Plug computer, a type of small-form-factor computer
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Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG), a group of Linux enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon
* Product plug, or
product placement
Product placement, also known as embedded marketing, is a marketing technique where references to specific brands or products are incorporated into another work, such as a film or television program, with specific promotional intent. Much of t ...
in marketing
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Volcanic plug
A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcano, volcanic object created when magma hardens within a Volcanic vent, vent on an active volcano. When present, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of high gas pressure if risi ...
, a geological landform
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Wall plug, a fastener that allows screws to be fitted into drywall or masonry walls
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Plug (plumbing)
* , a worthless
horse
Electrical
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Electrical connector, such as:
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AC power plugs and sockets
AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically operated device, often via a cable. A socket (also known as a receptacle or outlet) is fi ...
, for alternating current (mains electricity)
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DC connector, for direct current (small equipment)
* A
semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. Its conductivity can be modified by adding impurities (" doping") to its crystal structure. When two regions with different doping level ...
plug, typically tungsten, is used to fill a via and connect different wiring levels on wafers
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Plug fuses, used in the United States until 1960
Media and entertainment
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Plug (The Bash Street Kids), a character from ''The Bash Street Kids'' comic strip in ''The Beano''
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''Plug'' (comics), a British comic that featured Plug from ''The Bash Street Kids''
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Plug Plug, a Peruvian post-hardcore band
* ''
Plugged!'', a 1995 album by Vin Garbutt
* ''Plugged'', a 1995 album by
The Bobs
* ''Plugged'', a film satirizing advertising, directed by
Tim Russ
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''Plugged'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Eoin Colfer
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''Plugged'' (Starflyer 59 album), a 1996 album by Starflyer 59
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Song plugging, the promotion of songs to induce sales
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Plug (music), also called ''plugg'', a subgenre of
trap music
Trap music, also known simply as trap, is a subgenre of hip-hop music which originated in the Southern United States, with lyrical references to trap starting in 1991 but the modern sound of trap appearing in 1999. The genre gets its name from t ...
People
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Ina Plug, South African archaeologist
* Plug, an alias of
Luke Vibert (born 1973), British electronic musician
See also
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Plugg (disambiguation)
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Plug-in (disambiguation)
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Plug board (disambiguation)
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