electric outlet vs wall socket

electric outlet and wall socket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric outlet	Yes	No	No	No
wall socket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electric outlet and wall socket are synonyms defined as:

electric outlet and wall socket: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Other synonyms of electric outlet include electric receptacle, electrical outlet, outlet, wall plug.

electric outlet (noun)	wall socket (noun)
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices