electric socket vs socket

electric socket and socket both are nouns.

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

As nouns, socket is a hypernym of electric socket; that is, socket is a word with a broader meaning than electric socket:

electric socket (noun)	socket (noun)
a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted	a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
	receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
	a bony hollow into which a structure fits