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RE: Name of "receptacle" on back of hard ware that...
Subject:RE: Name of "receptacle" on back of hard ware that... From:"Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> To:"'Bill Swallow'" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:28:46 -0400
I see that "jack" is a device for insertion of a plug...but, if you are installing a system, then you need to know the type and style of the jack and if you don't....I guess that's where "you don't know jack" comes into being, or you may not know that guy named Jack.
It's been a bad Monday......
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From: Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 4:10 PM
To: Al Geist
Cc: Lauren; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Name of "receptacle" on back of hard ware that...
verbâ/jak/
jacked, past participle;âjacked, past tense;âjacking, present participle;âjacks, 3rd person singular present
Take (something) illicitly; steal
- his MO in the studio remains the sameâjack other people's tracks and present them in a new context
Rob (someone)
- they jacked him for his car
nounâ/jak/
jacks, plural
A device for lifting heavy objects, esp. one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected
A playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen
A socket with two or more pairs of terminals, designed to receive a jack plug
A small round pebble or star-shaped piece of metal used in tossing and catching games
A game played by tossing and catching such pebbles or pieces of metal
In lawn bowling, the small ball at which the players aim
Used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known
A lumberjack
A steeplejack
The figure of a man striking the bell on a clock
A small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbor to indicate its nationality
Money
A device for turning a spit
A part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down
A marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side. Jacks are important in many places as food or game fish
The male of some animals, esp. a merlin or an ass
Used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g., jacksnipe
Web definitions
Jack's (corporate headquarters: Homewood, Alabama), originally known as Jack's Hamburgers, also known as Jack's Family Restaurants, is a fast food restaurant chain with locations in several southeastern states. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack's
jack - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
jack - mariner: a man who serves as a sailor
jack - laborer: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
jack - jackfruit: immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
jack - a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
jack - an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
jack - game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
jack - small flag indicating a ship's nationality
jack - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
jack - tool for exerting pressure or lifting
jack - lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
jack - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
jack - jacklight: hunt with a jacklight
jack - male donkey
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On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> wrote:
> "Jack" doesn't necessarily mean power plug. An RJ11 "jack" is for
> landline phones. An RJ45 jack is for network cables. There are
> standard power connection connectors. Industrial users would like to
> know the configuration of that connector. For example, some are square
> with locking levers. Some look similar to a standard three-prong plug
> used in most home appliances, but whomever is installing a system, or
> connected a system to a pre-existing facility source, needs to know
> the parameters of the power source and the type and style of connectors.
>
> Al Geist
> Technical Communicator, Help, Web Design, Video, Photography
> Office/Msg: 802-872-9190
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>
> See Also
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>
> "We can't solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used to
> create them." (Albert Einstein)
>
>
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>
> On 6/13/2011 11:52 AM, Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
>> This exchange is probably the reason for current practice. When
>> consumers hear "plug," "socket" or "outlet," they think of the
>> connection between AC cord and building power. Industrial users want
>> to know whether a panel connector is male or female so they know what
>> connector is required on the mating cable.
>
> How about a "jack"?
>
> Lauren
>
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