RE: Name of "receptacle" on back of hard ware that...

[Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

And I would have to call that wrong, I'm afraid. An outlet is a *source* connector for electrical power--a wall socket (e.g., a "duplex outlet") or a connection on an outlet strip. The connection power connection on a piece of equipment is an electrical *inlet*. 
 
I have no problem referring to the power connector on a piece of equipment as a socket (since it is a recessed connection) or a recepticle (since it receives power), but I generally prefer to call it an "IEC connector", since IEC 0320 is the relevant set of standards for AC power connections on consumer electrical equipment that does not have a captive power cord.
 
-Fred Ridder
 
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> Subject: RE: Name of "receptacle" on back of hard ware that...
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:56:31 +0000
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> I would call it an "outlet" myself.
> 
> Craig 
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> Hi All,
> 
> It's the late hour, or early onset senility, or both:
> 
> On the back of a piece of hardware, I have a "receptacle" that the power cord connects into... is the correct term "socket"? You then connect the power cord to the power mains....
> 
> It's been ages since I documented hardware, but "receptacle" simply does not seem like the correct terminology.
 		 	   		  
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