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Rjt: /* Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why */ More terms to the table

2025-01-08T16:42:07Z

Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why: More terms to the table

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	===Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why===		===Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why===

			General name used on wiki is in '''bold'''.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! From !! To !! Info. Source !! Other Notes		! System !! From !! To !! Info. Source !! Other Notes
	\|-		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
	\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| [[:Category:Bluetooth\|Bluetooth]] \|\| \|\|		\| style="text-align:center" \| - \|\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| '''[[:Category:USB\|USB]]''' \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
	\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| x Plug \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| External Extension Connector \|\| [[Wii Remote\|Wiimote]] manual \|\| Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.		\| style="text-align:center" \| - \|\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| '''[[:Category:Bluetooth\|Bluetooth]]''' \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
	\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| ~~from~~ \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket \|\| ~~source~~ \|\| ~~note~~		\| [[:Category:Wii\|Wii]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| ''x'' Plug \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| '''External Extension Connector''' \|\| [[Wii Remote\|Wiimote]] manual \|\| Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.
	\|- style="vertical-align:top"		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
	\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| Sega Saturn Control Terminal \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Sega Saturn Control Port \|\| 'Control Terminal' in NA [[Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad]] manual.<br>Saturn manual has no terms for either part. \|\|		\| [[:Category:Game Cube\|Game Cube]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| '''Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket''' \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
	\| ~~colspan~~="2" style="~~text~~-align:~~center;~~ border-right-style:~~dotted~~" \| [[:Category:~~USB~~\|~~USB~~]] \|\| \|\|		\| [[:Category:Sega Saturn\|Saturn]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| '''Sega Saturn Control Terminal''' \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Sega Saturn Control Port \|\| [[Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad]] manual \|\| 'Control Terminal' in NA [[Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad]] manual.<br>Saturn manual has no terms for either part.
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:Famicom\|Famicom]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| '''Expand Connector''' \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| \|\| \|\|
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:Mega Drive\|Mega Drive]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| '''Mega Drive Control Port''' \|\| Genesis manual \|\| Called 'Control port' in the US manual, can't find PAL or Japanese ones yet.
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:PlayStation\|PlayStation]]<br>[[:Category:PlayStation 2\|PlayStation 2]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| '''[[:Category:PlayStation port\|PlayStation port]]''' \|\| \|\|
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:Nintendo 64\|N64]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| '''[[:Category:Nintendo 64 Controller Plug\|Nintendo 64 Controller Plug]]''' \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| \|\| \|\|
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:Dreamcast\|Dreamcast]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| Controller Connector \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Control Port \|\| USA Dreamcast manual \|\|
			\|- style="vertical-align:top"
			\| [[:Category:XBox\|XBox]] \|\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| '''[[:Category:Xbox Controller Port\|Xbox Controller Port]]''' \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}

Rjt: source for wii stuff, tried to make terminology section wording more readable

2025-01-08T15:59:41Z

source for wii stuff, tried to make terminology section wording more readable

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	==Terminology==		==Terminology==

	Terminology is pretty loose when it comes to console companies. Often words are used incorrectly, and connectors and ports will not have unique names. So a lot of these are unofficial names.		NB: Terminology is pretty loose when it comes to console companies. Often words are used incorrectly, and connectors and ports will not have unique names. So a lot of these are unofficial names. Generally:

	* Plugs and terminals go into ports and jacks and sockets		* Plugs and terminals go into ports and jacks and sockets
	* Connector is the bit at the end of a plug.		* Connector is the bit at the end of a plug.
	*

	Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why.		===Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why===

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| [[:Category:Bluetooth\|Bluetooth]] \|\| \|\|		\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| [[:Category:Bluetooth\|Bluetooth]] \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| x Plug \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| External Extension Connector \|\| ~~source~~ \|\| Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.		\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| x Plug \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| External Extension Connector \|\| [[Wii Remote\|Wiimote]] manual \|\| Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| from \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket \|\| source \|\| note		\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| from \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket \|\| source \|\| note

Rjt: Started table for terminaology

2023-12-17T16:52:34Z

Started table for terminaology

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:52, 17 December 2023
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		==Terminology==

		Terminology is pretty loose when it comes to console companies. Often words are used incorrectly, and connectors and ports will not have unique names. So a lot of these are unofficial names.

		* Plugs and terminals go into ports and jacks and sockets
		* Connector is the bit at the end of a plug.
		*

		Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why.

		{\| class="wikitable"
		! From !! To !! Info. Source !! Other Notes
		\|-
		\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| [[:Category:Bluetooth\|Bluetooth]] \|\| \|\|
		\|-
		\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| x Plug \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| External Extension Connector \|\| source \|\| Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.
		\|-
		\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| from \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket \|\| source \|\| note
		\|- style="vertical-align:top"
		\| style="border-right-style:dashed" \| Sega Saturn Control Terminal \|\| style="border-left-style:dashed" \| Sega Saturn Control Port \|\| 'Control Terminal' in NA [[Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad]] manual.<br>Saturn manual has no terms for either part. \|\|
		\|-
		\| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" \| [[:Category:USB\|USB]] \|\| \|\|
		\|}

		==See Also==

		* https://pinouts.ru/

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