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Re:“Plug and socket”, industry group pushes for "obvious" ch... by lotsofpulp on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:18AM (#27770961)
Male/female terminology cuts through noise and using male/female for plugs translates to probably every language immediately if you are trying to convey what plugs into what.

I can see a possibility that it had real utility in communicating concepts across completely, different languages, where using the words socket and plug might have caused confusion and more time spent in translation.

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Re:“Plug and socket”, industry group pushes for "obvious" ch... by senortumnus on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:25AM (#27771026)
Agreed - it’s intuitive to humans, the primary users of tech

Plug and socket: less intuitive

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