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Re:Voyager 1 is back online! NASA spacecraft returns data fr... by toast0 on Saturday June 15, 2024 @08:05PM (#40693614)
Powered usb hubs tend to have a female port for inbound rather than a captive cable. Printers and scanners often have a female port (often usb-B). Some external hard drive docks have female ports, all of mine predate usb-c, so I don't know if the common port has changed.

Things expecting to be charged/powered by usb tend to have female ports --- phones, rechargable video game controllers, espX boards, that sort of thing.

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Re:Voyager 1 is back online! NASA spacecraft returns data fr... by aspenmayer on Saturday June 15, 2024 @08:10PM (#40693635)
I conceptually equate female ports with host mode devices, but that’s always an assumption that holds true. USB is kind of a mess and I’m glad it all works as well as it does, to be honest, but it’s not without its quirks and rough edges.
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