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There are many type of CPU sockets (and slots) designed to conform to the arrangement of pins on the bottom (or side) of the CPU. Just from the Intel/AMD PC compatible platform there are over 50 socket names and types for the various CPUs going back to the 1980s. Then there are company platforms such as Motorola and IBM (Mainframe and I system and there predecessors) each using the socket type best suited for the CPU architecture.

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