plug ins? but what's their technical name that i can look up in a dictionary (i need to know it so i can translate it in italian)
2006-09-26 03:09:37 · 7 answers · asked by sueet2b 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
are they called, electrical sockets?? i have no idea
2006-09-26 03:10:05 · update #1
I will give you more information than you want with the hope that it will answer the question. A socket is the name of the device that a light bulb is screwed into on a lamp. The outlet in the wall is called a receptacle or, if there is a top and bottom, a duplex receptacle. The common vernacular term for the part of an appliance that gets plugged into a receptacle is a "power cord" or simply "the cord". Technically speaking, the part is described by it's configuration and ampacity. A normal cord end would be a "120 volt, 15 amp, straight blade, male end." In Europe where 220 volts is standard an appliance would most likely need a "220 volt,15 (or 20) amp, straight blade, male end."
2006-09-26 03:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by hutmikttmuk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. you're taking power from a pliug in the wal socket, run it in a 2 cord run to an inline swap and then on your receptacle on the tip of the cord that takes your gadget plug.
2016-12-12 15:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by hayakawa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just called a plug
2006-09-26 03:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing on your wall is called a duplex receptacle and the thing that is on the end of electrical cord is called a male cord cap.
2006-09-26 03:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by garjar22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is a plug
2006-09-26 03:12:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an outlet
2006-09-26 03:13:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plugs....
2006-09-26 03:18:23 · answer #7 · answered by Angel Pie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋