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Default Convention for naming for audio adaptors and leads

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:40:35 +0000, Serge Auckland wrote:
"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
On 3/24/2009 1:21 PM Eeyore spake thus:

Standard nomeclature for the same connector, In the USA and probably
Canada, an RCA jack, in the UK and affiliated countries a Phono plug,
in mainland Europe a Cinch connector.


No; jack is female, plug is male. So either a RCA plug or a phono plug.
Please don't let's further confuse gender here.


So a 1/4" Jack is female? Funny ladies you've known........


The Yang can hang, or go In to the Yin. ;-)
http://z.about.com/d/taoism/1/0/0/-/-/-/yinYang.gif

Hope This Helps!
Rich