double adaptor
Outlet sharing device
A double adaptor is a device that plugs into a single electrical outlet and provides two sockets, allowing two appliances to draw power from one point.
Common in Australian and British English; Americans typically say double adapter or outlet splitter.
Using multiple double adaptors in series creates fire hazards.
- splitterSomething that separates
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- power pointPresentation creation application
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- plugSomething that blocks openings
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double adaptorwall outlet
Fixed electrical socket
power strip · surge protector · power board · extension cord · outlet cover
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