phone jack

Wall cord receptor

A phone jack is a wall outlet for connecting a telephone to the building's wiring.

Before wireless and internet-based calling, every room that needed a phone required a phone jack.

The matching connector on the phone cord is technically a phone plug, though both are often called jacks.

The old apartment still had phone jacks in every room, though nobody used them.

connector

plug

Something that blocks openings

  • socketHollow receiving cavity
  • adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
  • portDocking place for ships

modular · receptacle · outlet · wall plate · terminal · coupler · connection · interface · insertion · contact

telecom

landline

Stationary wired telephone

  • modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
  • DSLTelephone-line broadband service
  • dial-upPhone-line internet connection

switchboard · PBX · wiring · installation · telecommunications · network · signal · line · cord · handset

retro

vintage

Quality from past eras

classic · nostalgia · payphone · touch-tone · old-fashioned · obsolete · legacy · discontinued · dial tone · party line

audio

headphones

Wearable speakers for ears

  • earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
  • 3.5mmCommon audio jack diameter
  • stereoTwo-channel audio system

amplifier · sound · volume · microphone · aux · hi-fi · speaker · mono · balanced · unbalanced

Categories
Opposites
connection method

phone jackwireless connection

Radio-based network link

Bluetooth · Wi-Fi · wireless · cordless · cellular

connector type

phone jackUSB port

Computer connection point

USB-C · Ethernet port · HDMI port · Lightning port

Family

jack, phone, telephone, phones, megaphone, smartphone, headphone, cellphone, phonetics

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G