punch-down

Insert blade firmly

Punch-down describes a method of electrical connection where wires are pushed into slotted terminals using a special tool, securing them without soldering or screwing: a punch-down block, punch-down terminal.

Common in telecommunications and networking installations.

In winemaking, punch-down refers to pushing the cap of grape skins back into fermenting juice to extract color and flavor.

winemaking

cap

Covering for top

tannins · skins · extraction · vats · cellar · plunger · red wine · color · polyphenols · grape

baking

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

yeast · gluten · rising · deflate · gas · bubbles · elasticity · bread · sourdough · artisan

Opposites
connection_method

punch-downsoldered

Fused with molten alloy

crimped · plug-in · modular · welded · spring-loaded

permanence_and_tooling

punch-downsoldered

Fused with molten alloy

hot-swappable · permanent · removable

connection permanence/tool requirement

punch-downtoolless

Needing no implements

snap-in · plug-and-play

Family

punch, down, punched, punching, punches, puncher, downer, downs, downed

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Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G