wall wart
Bulky charger block
A wall wart is a bulky AC power adapter that plugs directly into an electrical outlet, named for how it protrudes awkwardly from the wall like a growth.
These external power supplies convert household current for small electronics—routers, phone chargers, older devices.
The term is mildly disparaging, emphasizing how they block adjacent outlets and clutter power strips: I need a power strip that can handle all these wall warts.
Power-restoring device or mount
- USBDevice connection standard
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
tablet · laptop · device · battery · portable · connector · trickle · dock
Device enabling equipment compatibility
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
- converterDevice that transforms input
- voltageElectrical potential difference
current · power supply · circuit · regulator · step-down · conversion · output · input
Something that blocks openings
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
clunky · awkward · brick · compact · foldable · low-profile · prong · housing
charger
Power-restoring device or mount
smartphone · tablet · laptop · device · battery · portable · connector · trickle · dock · wireless
adapter
Device enabling equipment compatibility
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
- converterDevice that transforms input
voltage · current · power supply · circuit · regulator · step-down · conversion · output · input · polarity
plug
Something that blocks openings
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
protruding · clunky · awkward · brick · compact · foldable · low-profile · prong · housing · plastic
wattage
Electrical output measure
socket · prong · electricity · energy · DC · AC · ground · polarized · safety · surge
- low voltagetransformer, power supply, doorbell, thermostat, LED
- power electronicsinverters, power converter, rectifiers, voltage converter, converters