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Somewhat meta to the article, but isn't it interesting that there is only one English word for a male connector (i.e., plug), but numerous names for a female co

Somewhat meta to the article, but isn't it interesting that there is only one English word for a male connector (i.e., plug), but numerous names for a female connector (jack, receptacle, outlet, socket, slot).

w-ll 12y ago
I generally refer to the two ends as male and female respectively.
moreati 12y ago
I consider jack to refer to the male connector, e.g. 3.5 mm jack means the plug on a pair of headphones. Interesting that it's not universal.
- riffraff 12y ago
  same here (european, non english country, if that matters)
- smorrow 12y ago
  And so you should, because that's what it originally referred to: jack is short for jackknife.