Electrical connector
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE USED TO JOIN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS
Jack (connector); Electrical connection; Electrical connectors; Scotchlok; Hardware interfaces; Hardware interface; Blade connector; Interfacing (electronics); Electrical terminal; R-TNC; Lug (electrical connector); Interfacing technologies; Microcontact; Wire connector; Plug (connector); Plugs (connector); Jack connector; Circular connector; Input and output jack; Circular connectors; Electrical joint; Electrical joints; Electric joints; Electric joint; Electricity joint; Electricity joints; Keying (electrical connector); Spade connector; Cable lug; Compression cable lug; Tubular cable lug; Solderless lug
Thousands of configurations of connectors are manufactured for power, data, and audiovisual applications. Electrical connectors can be divided into four basic categories, differentiated by their function: