connector

US/kəˈnɛktɚ/

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,201 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: connectors

A connector is a part that joins two pieces of equipment. A four-pin connector.

The failures are nearly always at the connector rather than along the cable. A connector that will only go in one way has saved more equipment than any fuse.

Definitions of connector

1nounconnectorA part that joins two pieces of equipment.B1+
“The connector was bent and the screen stayed dark.”

connector is a part.

Where it comes from

Latin
connectō
English
connect
English, today
connector

From connect + -or. connect comes from Latin connectō. From Latin connecto (“fasten together”), from con- + nectere, which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

connector in the wild

The BNC connector is a miniature quick-connect/disconnect radio-frequency connector for coaxial cable.
BNC connector
Similar radio-frequency connectors differ in dimensions and attachment features, and may allow for higher voltages, higher frequencies, or three-wire connections.
BNC connector
RF connectors are typically used with coaxial cables and are designed to maintain the shielding that the coaxial design offers.
RF connector
As the frequency increases, transmission line effects become more important, with small impedance variations from connectors causing the signal to reflect rather than pass through.
RF connector
Typically, the output is a plug type connector and the input a jack type connector.
RCA connector

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Related words

the connectō family

connect disconnect

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