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  2. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    The system of plug types using a single letter (from A to O) used here is from World Plugs, which defines the plug type letters in terms of a general description, without making reference to specific standards. Where a plug does not have a specific letter code assigned to it, then it may be defined by the style sheet number listed in IEC TR 60083.

  3. File:World map of electrical mains power plug types used.svg

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    Indonesia uses Schuko plug and socket: 20:49, 5 September 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) Themanlk: Update Sri Lanka: 04:19, 12 March 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) A Tree In A Box: Reverted to version as of 12:04, 17 July 2020 (UTC) Map was broken, only showed Peru France Belarus and Sri Lanka: 03:09, 12 March 2021: 2,753 × 1,538 (1.22 MB) Mithila ...

  4. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    In older plug designs both blades were the same width, so the plug could be inserted into the receptacle either way around. Many plugs manufactured since 1948 are polarized; the neutral blade is 5 ⁄ 16 in or 7.9 mm wide, 1 ⁄ 16 in or 1.6 mm wider than the line blade, so the plug can be inserted only one way. Polarized 1-15P plugs will not ...

  5. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the standard BS 1363 plugs found in the UK, the earth pin is on a horizontal axis and the live and neutral pins on a vertical axis. This style of plug/socket was used by university laboratories (from batteries) and the BBC, and is still in use in parts of the London Underground for 110 V AC voltage supply. [70]

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

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    This was superseded in 1930 by BS 372 Side-Entry Wall Plugs and Sockets for Domestic Purposes Part II which states that there are only minor alterations from BS 317. In 1934, BS 372 Part II was in turn superseded by the first edition of BS 546 Two-Pole and Earthing-Pin Plugs and Socket Outlets. BS 546:1934 clause 2 specifies interchangeability ...

  7. DC connector - Wikipedia

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    Generic plugs are often named for the pin diameter they are designed to take. Many non-proprietary co-axial power plugs are 5.5 mm (0.22 in) in outside diameter (OD) and 9.5 mm (0.37 in) in length. Two pin sizes are standard in the jacks for this size plug body, 2.1 mm (0.083 in) and 2.5 mm (0.098 in), and the plugs should match.

  8. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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    A variant of the Australian standard 10 amperes plug has a socket on the back to allow connection of a second appliance to the same outlet. This type of plug is known officially as a "socket adapter plug" but is referred to colloquially, in Australia, as a "piggy-back plug", or in New Zealand, as a "tap-on" plug and is shown below to the right.

  9. Plugg music - Wikipedia

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    Zaytoven, whose beats heavily influenced the emergence of plugg music. The origins of plugg music are traced to the gospel and soul-influenced production style of Zaytoven, [12] and other southern rap influences, such as OutKast, [12] as well as to a loosely related subgenre of hip-hop called Chicago bop, which is a euphoric, fast-paced subgenre of drill music. [13]