A device with female contacts designed for fixed installation in a structure or piece of equipment and which is intended to establish electrical connection with an inserted plug
A contact device installed at an outlet designed to accept a single plug Receptacles on the rear of a UPS accept plugs from supported system equipment such as computers or monitors
A receptacle is an object which you use to put or keep things in. = container. a container for putting things in (receptaculum, from receptare , from recipere; RECEIVE)
An electrical outlet A typical household will have many 120 volt receptacles for plugging in lams and appliances and 240 volt receptacles for the range, clothes dryer, air conditioner, etc
The electrical device that appliances such as lamps, extension cords, and toasters plug into Two plugs is referred to as a duplex receptacle and four plugs is known as a quad receptacle
a container that is used to put or keep things in an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts