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 ...

Core plug Core plugs, welch plugs, or freeze 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 head(s) are ...

, used to fill the casting holes on engines **

Butt plug A butt plug is a sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the rectum for sexual pleasure. They often have a flanged end to prevent the device from being lost inside the rectum. History Rectal dilators were originally designed for therapeut ...

, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum **

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 **

Plug (sanitation) A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a Drain (plumbing), 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 ...

, a stopper for a drainage outlet *

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 *

Plug (fishing) Plugs are a popular type of hard-bodied fishing lure, characterized by a specially designed foil at the front end known as the '' bill'' or ''lip''. Plugs are widely known by a number of other names depending on the country and region, including ...

, 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 *

Fusible plug A fusible plug is a threaded cylinder of metal, usually 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 predetermined high temperatur ...

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

hair transplantation Hair transplantation is a surgery, 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 ...

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

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

made by pressing tobacco with syrup * Plug, the central element of a Plug and feathers, a tool for splitting stone *

Plug computer A plug computer is a small-form-factor computer whose chassis contains the AC power plug, and thus plugs directly into the wall. Alternatively, the computer may resemble an AC adapter or a similarly small device. Plug computers are often configu ...

, 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 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 *

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 *

Wall plug A wall plug (UK English) also known as an anchor (US) or " Rawlplug" (UK), is a fibre or plastic (originally wood) insert used to enable the attachment of a screw in a material that is porous or brittle, or that would otherwise not support the ...

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

Electrical

Electrical connector Components of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is an electromechanical device used to create an electrical connection between ...

, such as: **

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) **

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

, 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 * Plug fuses, used in the United States until 1960

Media and entertainment

Plug (The Bash Street Kids) ''The Bash Street Kids'' is a comic strip in the British comic magazine '' The Beano''. It also appeared briefly in The Wizard as series of prose stories in 1955. The strip, created by Leo Baxendale as ''When the Bell Rings!'', first appear ...

, 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 Plug Plug, is an eclectic band, based on genres such as post punk, post hardcore and Peruvian music, formed in Lima, Peru. History It was formed in 2007 by Garzo (Singer and guitar), Sandro Labenita (drums) and Camilo Riveros (Bass) all three of ...

, a Peruvian post-hardcore band * ''

Plugged! ''Plugged!'' is a 1995 folk music album by Vin Garbutt. The album was recorded live at the Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of ...

'', 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 sho ...

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

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

* ''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 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

* 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

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People

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