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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. | |||
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Notes on names used for different plugs and ports (etc.) and why. | |||
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! From !! To !! Info. Source !! Other Notes | |||
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" | [[:Category:Bluetooth|Bluetooth]] || || | |||
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| 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'. | |||
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| style="border-right-style:dashed" | from || style="border-left-style:dashed" | Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket || source || note | |||
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| 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. || | |||
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-right-style:dotted" | [[:Category:USB|USB]] || || | |||
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==See Also== | |||
* https://pinouts.ru/ | |||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 17 December 2023
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.
| From | To | Info. Source | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | |||
| x Plug | External Extension Connector | source | Nunchuck example in manual is called Nunchuck Plug. Elsewhere in manual referred to as a 'connector plug'. |
| from | Nintendo GameCube Controller Socket | source | note |
| Sega Saturn Control Terminal | Sega Saturn Control Port | 'Control Terminal' in NA Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad manual. Saturn manual has no terms for either part. |
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| USB | |||
See Also
Subcategories
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