female socket

The exterior of the caddy typically has two female sockets, used for data transfer and power.

The female sockets can spread, making the connection imperfect and subject to arcing.

Nut drivers also use a female socket to envelop and drive a male fastener head.

The sleeve usually contains one or more longitudinal spring surfaces, which provide reliable electrical contact by wiping against the mating female socket.

(The plug or male connector are shown, as visible when unplugged; female sockets are mirror images.)

An electric plug is a male electrical connector with contact prongs to connect mechanically and electrically to slots in the matching female socket.

The most common arrangement remains to have the male plug on the cable and the female socket mounted in a piece of equipment: the original intention of the design.

Now, place this plug," Aivas told Piemur, illustrating the appropriate one on the monitor, "in this female socket!"

A typical installation has four RJ32 female sockets and two RJ45 female sockets.

All stage pin connectors have longitudinal slits in the male pins that allow for compression when inserted into the female sockets to increase friction and therefore the mechanical security of the connection.

A line-operated AC string with a male plug on one end and a female socket on the other end can be conveniently connected end-to-end with other similar strings.

The sheathed male plug will not work with an unsheathed female socket, but an unsheathed male plug will fit a sheathed female socket.

RadioShack sells universal AC adapters of various capacities, branded as "Enercell Adaptaplug", and fitted with 2-pin female sockets compatible with their Adaptaplug connector lineup.

Another closely related type is the stackable connector for electronics, which typically has male pins on one surface, and complementary female sockets on the opposite surface, allowing multiple units to be stacked up like plastic milk crates.

While one usage of the word pin is to refer to electrical contacts of, specifically, the male gender, its usage in pinout does not imply gender: the contact-to-function cross-reference for a connector that has only female socket contacts is still called a pinout.