wallplate

Switch opening frame

A wallplate is a flat cover that fits over electrical outlets, light switches, or other wall-mounted fixtures: The electrician installed new wallplates throughout the house.

Also called a faceplate or switch plate.

In construction, a wallplate is also a horizontal timber at the top of a wall that supports roof rafters.

electrical

outlet

Point of release

gang · cover · faceplate · junction · conduit · wiring · circuit · grounding · breaker · electrician

mounting

screw

Threaded metal fastener

surface · snap-on · screwless · toggle · drywall · stud · fastener · level · alignment · cutout

datacom

ethernet

Wired networking standard

  • coaxialSharing a central axis
  • HDMIAudio-video interface standard
  • USBDevice connection standard

keystone · phone · jack · port · fiber · patch · modular · multimedia · AV · speaker

material

plastic

Capable of being molded

brass · aluminum · wood · ceramic · glass · composite · thermoplastic · polycarbonate · paintable · textured

Opposites
component function

wallplateswitch

Circuit-breaking toggle device

outlet · receptacle · electrical box · junction box · socket

visibility/concealment

wallplateexposed wiring

Unprotected electrical conductors

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G