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

  • Plug (accounting), an unsupported adjustment to an accounting record
  • Plug (fishing), a family of fishing lures
  • Plug (horticulture), a planting technique
  • Plug (jewellery), a type of jewellery worn in stretched piercings
  • Plug (sanitation), a stopper for a drainage outlet
  • Butt plug, a sex toy that is inserted into the rectum
  • Core plug, used to fill the casting holes on engines
  • Earplug for ear protection
  • Fusible plug, a safety device in steam boilers
  • Hair plug, hair that has undergone hair transplantation
  • 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
  • Plug, a type of chewing tobacco made by pressing tobacco with syrup
  • 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 geological landform
  • Wall plug, 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, for alternating current (mains electricity)
    • DC connector, for direct current (small equipment)
  • A semiconductor plug, typically tungsten, is used to fill a via and connect different wiring levels on wafers

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
  • Plugged, a film satirizing advertising, directed by Tim Russ
  • 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

People

  • Ina Plug, South African archaeologist
  • Plug, an alias of Luke Vibert (born 1973), British electronic musician

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Plug
  • All pages with titles containing Plug
  • Plug-in (disambiguation)
  • Plug board (disambiguation)
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