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Plug/socket terminology is not necessarily the same as male/female terminology. The socket can be male, if it is the one with the metal pins. The power connec

Plug/socket terminology is not necessarily the same as male/female terminology. The socket can be male, if it is the one with the metal pins. The power connector on the back of a PC is a good example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_faste... Of course, people aren't necessarily using the terminology completely correctly as it is. And then there's the connectors on fancy RF equipment that can assume either role!

OJFord 5y ago
This is totally off-topic, I'm just startled (I don't know why, esp. knowing you worked at RIM) to see your username here! I recently discovered your channel & site (via Marius Hornberger's) and have had hours of entertainment 'binge-watching' through the entire back catalogue (nearly finished, sadly) - very many thanks. To anyone else - wholeheartedly recommend woodgears.ca & https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel/videos. The former's been discussed a few times too: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=woodgears.ca&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... (But again, because it's of general HN-type engineering-y interest - not all 'just' woodworking - not because it has any relevance to this particular submission.)
JoBrad 5y ago
I was informally taught that a plug goes into a socket. Cables and adapters commonly have the same connector on each end, making the plug/socket terminology even less descriptive of the connecting formats.
timw4mail 5y ago
Inny and Outy?
dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago
I believe the title of this Wikipedia article is wrong. When we started replacing the word "sex" with "gender" a few years ago, we were careful to differentiate both uses. But a few years later some people started to feel like "gender" is the new politically-correct word for "sex". It is not: these two have very distinct uses, and using "gender" for connectors is ridiculous because - as far as we can tell - they have no social identity (yet!).

OJFord 5y ago

This is totally off-topic, I'm just startled (I don't know why, esp. knowing you worked at RIM) to see your username here! I recently discovered your channel & site (via Marius Hornberger's) and have had hours of entertainment 'binge-watching' through the entire back catalogue (nearly finished, sadly) - very many thanks. To anyone else - wholeheartedly recommend woodgears.ca & https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel/videos. The former's been discussed a few times too: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=woodgears.ca&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... (But again, because it's of general HN-type engineering-y interest - not all 'just' woodworking - not because it has any relevance to this particular submission.)

JoBrad 5y ago

I was informally taught that a plug goes into a socket. Cables and adapters commonly have the same connector on each end, making the plug/socket terminology even less descriptive of the connecting formats.

timw4mail 5y ago

Inny and Outy?

dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago

I believe the title of this Wikipedia article is wrong. When we started replacing the word "sex" with "gender" a few years ago, we were careful to differentiate both uses. But a few years later some people started to feel like "gender" is the new politically-correct word for "sex". It is not: these two have very distinct uses, and using "gender" for connectors is ridiculous because - as far as we can tell - they have no social identity (yet!).