> To this day, I cannot remember which is which and I do not know the original French spellings. According to Google translate, _fiş_ is "prise de courant" so w

> To this day, I cannot remember which is which and I do not know the original French spellings. According to Google translate, _fiş_ is "prise de courant" so what the heck is _priz_ then? _priz_ is "prise" (socket). _fiş_ is "fiche" (plug). The thing is that both can be either male or female. > When I think of a socket, I think more of things that are more permanent things like wall sockets or sockets on actual computers That's definitely the case. A "prise" is a wall socket and a "fiche" is on a wire. I believe it's the actual definition of the terms.