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2. An easy fix for cluttered outlets, grab these socket cover ...

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   At just $24, the Sleek Socket Electrical Outlet Cover gives you more space against your walls, since you no longer have a bunch of plugs bulging out of your outlets. Everything is just flush ...

3. Sleek Socket Ultra-Thin Electrical Outlet Cover is a must-have

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   Meanwhile, the Sleek Socket Electrical Outlet Cover has a three-foot cable itself that can be easily hidden away behind your electronics, clamped to your baseboard or stowed behind your ...

4. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically-operated device, often via a cable. A socket (also known as a receptacle or outlet) is fixed in place, often on the internal walls of buildings, and is connected to an AC electrical circuit ...

5. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   During the first 50 years of commercial use of electric power, standards developed rapidly based on growing experience. Technical, safety, and economic factors influenced the development of all wiring devices and numerous varieties were invented. After the two-prong electric plug was introduced in the 1920s, the three-pin outlet was developed.

6. AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types

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   The term plug is in general and technical use in all forms of English, common alternatives being power plug, [3] electric plug, [4] and plug top. [5] The normal technical term for an AC power socket is socket-outlet , [ 6 ] but in non-technical common use a number of other terms are used.

7. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   The 20 A plug has a blade rotated 90° (opposite blade from what would be the "line" blade on a 2-15 or 5-15 plug. This prevents accidental insertion of plugs into outlets that use different voltages), and the 6-20R receptacle has a T-shaped hole to accept both 6-15P and 6-20P plugs (similar to the 5-20R receptacle accepting 5-15P and 5-20P plugs).