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==Terminology==


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
* Connector is the bit at the end of a plug.
===Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why===
General name used on wiki is in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable"
! System !! From !! To !! Info. Source !! Other Notes
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center" | - || colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" |  '''[[:Category:USB|USB]]'''  ||  ||
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center" | - || colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" |  '''[[:Category:Bluetooth|Bluetooth]]'''  ||  ||
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| [[: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"
| [[:Category:Game Cube|Game Cube]] || style="border-right-style:dashed" |  || style="border-left-style:dashed" | '''Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket''' ||  ||
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| [[: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]]''' ||  ||
|}
==See Also==
* https://pinouts.ru/

Latest revision as of 16:42, 8 January 2025

Terminology

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
  • Connector is the bit at the end of a plug.

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

General name used on wiki is in bold.

System From To Info. Source Other Notes
- USB
- Bluetooth
Wii x Plug External Extension Connector Wiimote manual Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'.
Game Cube Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket
Saturn Sega Saturn Control Terminal Sega Saturn Control Port Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad manual 'Control Terminal' in NA Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad manual.
Saturn manual has no terms for either part.
Famicom Expand Connector
Mega Drive Mega Drive Control Port Genesis manual Called 'Control port' in the US manual, can't find PAL or Japanese ones yet.
PlayStation
PlayStation 2		 PlayStation port
N64 Nintendo 64 Controller Plug
Dreamcast Controller Connector Control Port USA Dreamcast manual
XBox Xbox Controller Port

See Also

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