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  2. Underwriter's knot - Wikipedia

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    The knot is typically used as a stopper knot where a lamp or appliance cord passes through a hole or slot of a plug or socket. Its purpose is to "reduce strain on the screw terminal connections—where the metal parts of the wires connect to the socket or plug—and prevent the wires from pulling free."

  3. Plug-in box (stage lighting) - Wikipedia

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    Moving heads connected to a plug-in box (center). In stage lighting, a plug-in box, plug box [1] or drop box [2] is a device, similar to a power strip, to distribute power to multiple lighting instruments, consisting of an inlet (either detachable or hard-wired), and multiple female outlet connectors or pigtails.

  4. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    If there is a removable strainer device that fits into the fixed strainer, it is termed a strainer basket. The initial pipe that leads from the strainer to the trap is termed the tailpiece. Floor-mounted water closets seal to the toilet flange of the drain pipe by means of a wax ring. These are traditionally made out of beeswax.

  5. Sink strainer - Wikipedia

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    A basket strainer is a design where the strainer is shaped like a basket and usually installed in a vertical system. The basket strainer is easier to clean, since debris is captured in the basket. It can also sometimes offer more straining surface area than a plate strainer, improving flow rates, or decreasing pressure loss through the strainer.

  6. Floor drain - Wikipedia

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    Floor drain system in bathroom, Korea. A floor drain is a plumbing fixture that is installed in the floor of a structure, mainly designed to remove any standing water near it. They are usually round, but can also be square or rectangular. They usually range from 2 to 12 inches (5.1 to 30.5 cm); most are 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter.

  7. Plug (sanitation) - Wikipedia

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    A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly. The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids. In contrast to screw on caps, plugs are pushed into the hole and are not put over the hole.

  8. A TikToker shared the way they 'strain' their cereal - AOL

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    Some defended the “dust,” saying it was actually the best part. Others simply said the step of eliminating the dust was “psychotic”. Many commenters, however, praised the life hack.

  9. Cable gland - Wikipedia

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    A cable gland provides strain-relief and connects by a means suitable for the type and description of cable for which it is designed—including provision for making electrical connection to the armour or braid and lead or aluminium sheath of the cable, if any.