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> is USB-C male or female? Both? I’m not sure what you mean. Like all of its predecessors, USB-C has both a male and female connector. Your phone has the femal
by scrollaway 3y ago
> is USB-C male or female? Both?
I’m not sure what you mean. Like all of its predecessors, USB-C has both a male and female connector. Your phone has the female port, your charger has the male one.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoNo, USB-C has one type of plug and one type of port. The port is what you're calling "female" except look closer. Look closer at both ends. You'll see that the plug has a female void in the center, and the port has a male tongue in the center to fit that void. Therefore, it is hermaphrodite on both ends. It's basically the same with USB-A.
- scrollaway 3y agoHermaphroditic connectors are a thing, and it’s not what usb c is. Wikipedia has a good article. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fas...
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoHuh, thanks for the article: I've learned a bunch of new terms that we still can't use anymore because they refer to gender and they're transphobic. The guidance said to use terms like "plug" and "port" and "jack" and stuff. Although isn't the latter rather sexual???
- flangola7 3y agoSexual doesn't have harmful or derogatory overtones, it's neutral.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoYeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man. https://youtu.be/Z-xI1384Ry4 https://youtu.be/Z-xI1384Ry4 The guidance says that referring to "gender" is offensive, and so the guidance lists preferred terms that replace the "gender-based" offensive ones. That's the opinion of the folks who wrote the guidance.