Plug, PLUG, plugs, or plugged may refer to:
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Plug (accounting), 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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Plug (sanitation), a stopper for a drainage outlet
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Butt plug
A butt plug is a sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the rectum for sexual pleasure. They are similar to a dildo in some ways but tend to be shorter and have a flanged end to prevent the device from being lost inside the rectum.
Histor ...
, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum
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Core plug, used to fill the casting holes on engines
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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. Since they reduce the sound volume, earplugs are often used to help prevent heari ...
for ear protection
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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
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 g ...
, secretion used in the mating of some animal species
* Plug, a step in the manufacturing process for parts made of
carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
* 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
The Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG) is a group of Linux and Open Source enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon. The group was started in early 1994 as a venue to discuss and promote Linux and Unix, and is one of the oldest Linux User Groups in exis ...
(PLUG), a group of Linux enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon
* Product plug, or
product placement in marketing
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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
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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)
Electrical
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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 betwee ...
, such as:
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AC power plugs and sockets, for alternating current (mains electricity)
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DC connector, for direct current (small equipment)
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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
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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
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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
People
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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 genr ...
(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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