Depending on where you are in the world there could be two meanings to the term socket outlet. In the European electrical trade, a socket outlet is usually a wall outlet where the voltage supply can be plugged into for portable devices.
The same device in the North American electrical trade is known as a wall receptacle.
A socket in North American terminology is what incandescent light bulbs screw into to hold the bulb in place. An example would be a ceiling porcelain fixture or in the case of a table or floor lamp, the socket is what holds the bulb.
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Switched Socket Outlet
Ring connection ensures continuety in supply
Anything of such voltage will be burnt if plugged in a 230v socket outlet because the voltage is too high.
If you are referring to a switched UK-style socket outlet fitted with a led, or a wall switch fitted with a led, then the led merely indicates that the socket outlet switch or wall switch is in the 'on' position.
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Switched Socket Outlet
Ring connection ensures continuety in supply
You probably mean to change it to a 240 V outlet... either case, you'll need to run a new wire and install a new breaker.
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It enables you to switch off the load from the socket, rather than have to pull the plug out of the socket.
Plug and socket, plug and socket outlet, plug and receptacle or plain plug and outlet all seem to be in common usage in the US. Plug and socket is possibly the only wording commonly used in the UK. [Plug and socket outlet sounds ok to a me, as a Brit, but we never really use that expression in the UK. Plug and outlet or plug and receptacle actually sound very strange!]
If you want to you could remove the light socket and put in an outlet then plug your light into the outlet.
use the cigarette lighter as as a socket
A single gang wall socket has only one outlet, so you can plug just one appliance into it.