whats with the sockets on armor

i'm a newbie, only been playing 4 monthes, and finally got my dreanai hunter
into the outlands. i noticed that i'm starting to get rewarded with armor
that has sockets for doing some quests. whats with the sockets and are you
able to put things into them?


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