wall warts
Bulky charger plugs
Wall warts are the bulky power adapters that plug directly into electrical outlets, with the transformer housed in an oversized block that covers adjacent sockets.
The name captures how they cling to walls like growths: I need a power strip—these wall warts are hogging all my outlets.
Common with older electronics, they've been largely replaced by compact chargers with separate cables.
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- phone chargerDevice that restores battery
- USB chargerDevice power supply
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
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