adaptors
Socket compatibility devices
Adaptors is the plural of adaptor, a spelling variant of adapter.
An adaptor is a device that allows incompatible things to work together—an electrical adaptor lets a plug fit a different outlet, a camera adaptor connects a lens to a different body.
The spelling with -or is less common than -er but equally correct.
Device connection standard
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- EthernetWired network standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- donglesSmall plug-in connectors
DisplayPort · Thunderbolt · VGA · Wi-Fi · drivers · firmware · peripherals · hubs
Things that block openings
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
- outletsPoints of release or connection
- convertersThings that transform formats
- chargersPower-restoring devices or warhorses
transformers · voltage · cables · prongs · receptacles · terminals · extension · power strips
Devices joining two parts
- fittingsAttached functional components
- connectorsDevices that join things
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- reducersAgents that decrease
flanges · unions · sleeves · bushings · nipples · threaded · compression · barbed
Cross-platform functional harmony
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
- universalAffecting all equally
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- plug-and-playRequiring no manual configuration
backward-compatible · cross-device · legacy support · bridging · interfacing · matching · fitting · conversion
Species changing over generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- organismsIndividual living entities
species · natural selection · fitness · environmental · behavioral · physiological · resilience · flexibility
USB
Device connection standard
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- EthernetWired network standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
dongles · DisplayPort · Thunderbolt · VGA · Wi-Fi · drivers · firmware · peripherals · hubs · docking stations
plugs
Things that block openings
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
- outletsPoints of release or connection
- convertersThings that transform formats
chargers · transformers · voltage · cables · prongs · receptacles · terminals · extension · power strips · surge protectors
couplings
Devices joining two parts
- fittingsAttached functional components
- connectorsDevices that join things
- jointsSkeletal connection points
reducers · flanges · unions · sleeves · bushings · nipples · threaded · compression · barbed · mounting
interoperability
Cross-platform functional harmony
- cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
- universalAffecting all equally
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
plug-and-play · backward-compatible · cross-device · legacy support · bridging · interfacing · matching · fitting · conversion
evolution
Species changing over generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
organisms · species · natural selection · fitness · environmental · behavioral · physiological · resilience · flexibility · adjustment
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
adaptorsblockers
Things that obstruct
barriers · isolators · disconnectors · terminators · segregators
- double adaptorDivides single outlet