On 13 Feb 2007 08:43:36 -0800, "
Gave us:

Like others have said, the nomenclature depends on the application.
Your question is therefore unclear--what do you mean by "socket" and
"plug"?


In THAT particular case, there IS a standard definition.

The socket is fixed, or attached, and the plug is the moving part, or
part at the end of a cable that gets plugged into the fixed location
socket.

A connector refers to any electrical device or system that allows
two separate segments of a circuit to interconnect with each other.

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