Canonical names + aliases
Connector family terminology
Use a family-specific terminology page when you know the broad class of connector but the exact product name, abbreviation or legacy label is unclear. Families with fewer than 3 represented forms remain on their normal family page rather than getting a thin terminology page.
Audio connectors
Compare analog and professional-audio connector forms while keeping contact count, channel role, signal assignment and power requirements distinct.
Open Audio terminology →Coaxial connectors
Use shell, coupling and center-contact details to distinguish coaxial families. Connector identification alone does not establish frequency, impedance or application.
Open Coax terminology →Fiber connectors
Identify the optical connector form first; fiber type, end-face polish, transceiver wavelength and link budget remain separate requirements.
Open Fiber terminology →FireWire connectors
Compare the documented FireWire connector forms while keeping bus generation, power availability and device support separate.
Open FireWire terminology →JST wire-to-board connectors
Browse the documented JST wire-to-board connector forms while keeping identification separate from implementation-specific capability.
Open JST wire-to-board terminology →Legacy computer connectors
Identify older computer-interface forms without assuming a signal merely from a familiar shell or contact count.
Open Legacy computer terminology →Mac power connectors
Browse the documented Mac power connector forms while keeping identification separate from implementation-specific capability.
Open Mac power terminology →Micro RF coax connectors
Browse the documented Micro RF coax connector forms while keeping identification separate from implementation-specific capability.
Open Micro RF coax terminology →Network connectors
Identify the physical network connector first, then verify cabling category, pin assignment, link rate and power behavior separately.
Open Network terminology →PC internal connectors
Browse the documented PC internal connector forms while keeping identification separate from implementation-specific capability.
Open PC internal terminology →PC power connectors
Distinguish internal PC power forms by keyed connector family and documented role. Similar contact counts do not make CPU, GPU and main-power connectors interchangeable.
Open PC power terminology →Pluggable I/O modules
Distinguish host-cage/module families and form factors before reasoning about Ethernet, Fibre Channel or other implemented standards.
Open Pluggable I/O terminology →Power connectors
Use these records for connector identification and documentation lookup. A matching shape is never evidence that voltage, current, polarity or safety requirements match.
Open Power terminology →Storage connectors
Identify storage and media connector families before reasoning about protocol generation, lane count, power delivery or device compatibility.
Open Storage terminology →Telephone modular connectors
Positions, populated contacts and service role are separate observations; a modular housing alone does not identify the circuit.
Open Telephone terminology →USB connectors
Separate the physical USB connector from the USB generation, data mode, video transport and charging behavior implemented by a particular product.
Open USB terminology →Video connectors
Compare physical display connector forms while keeping connector shape, link technology, conversion direction and exact-device support separate.
Open Video terminology →These discovery surfaces route and reorganize facts already represented in the atlas. They do not add electrical ratings, universal pinouts, measured tolerances, exact-device support, wiring approval or an end-to-end compatibility result.